Introduction: When retrieving a cache abandoned close to here and attending a lonely cache meet, I walked for 3.5hrs, slowly getting wetter. Then I rested for 45mins and with a change in the weather for the worse, walked back the 8.5Km/5.3 miles towards the village - it felt further, both ways! Not helped by stepping-stones I'd used to get to Dibidil Bothy now being a foot under fast flowing ice-cold water... This is a remote and physically demanding location to reach. Allow 8 hours (with a rest) to reach it and return.
The location: Close to Dibidil Bothy, overlooking Eigg. Not in the wall! This is a remote location with more than average challenges to reach it. Note the terrain rating - in the wet, you may want to add that final half-star.
The route: Take the marked Dibidil path from the village road, and climb, following the stream. You curve around the flanks of Rum's mountains, crossing a tiny stone bridge, before reaching the first of several streams to cross. If you're lucky, there's stepping-stones. If the river is up, these will be submerged and you'll need to wade across with great care! The path passes through a boggy area and is faint in places. At Dibidil river there's more wading and a boggy track to follow to the bothy, which is fairly basic. The cache is hidden a short way from the building, at the corner of a compound.
The terrain: Very tough! Not only do the paths double as streams in all but the driest weather, there's area of bog and a fair climb. Not for day visitors, the unwary, the unprepared or the risk-averse. Please only attempt this cache if you have Highland hillwalking experience, skills, equipment and good judgement as to what the weather is doing, as it can turn very wintery here, even at the height of summer. Good boots are vital, as is wet-weather gear. If planning to stay at the Dibidil Bothy, know the Bothy Code and follow it. Remember, if choosing to attempt to find this cache, you also accept all risks associated with doing so. It's not hidden in a deliberately dangerous location (unlike some!) but it isn't an easy spot to reach. Your safety is your responsibility, not mine.
The name: You may wish to do this to me at some point!
Please reseal this nano/mini-micro cache with care as it is in a fairly exposed location and will get damp otherwise. Place the log in the lid first, and tuck it behind the post if you can.
My other Rum caches:
Rum Runner.
Rum Fellow.
Rum Truffles.
Red Rum.
Rum Deal.
Rum Do.
Rum Bunch.
Rum and Coke.
Eilean Rum (Isle of Rum, Small Isles).
Finally, sincere thanks to Scottish Natural Heritage for permission to hide this cache in the Rum National Nature Reserve and to Sean, who's its local guardian. I hope it brings extra visitors to their remarkable island.