The west coast of Harris – the jewel in the crown…
It’s a bit of a grey day so far today but, according to my wonderful Met Office app (which is …
Monthly Archives: May 2013
This is the life – part two…
Another day for relaxing and enjoying the lovely weather up here in our eagle’s nest. Carol and Graham are on …
A day for relaxing and chilling out…
We awoke to a brilliant blue sky and an azure sea – fantastic! This is the scene in front of …
A land of mountain ranges and hairpin bends…
We left the campsite at about 11am and drove in the direction of Stornoway with a diversion onto the Eye …
The Butt of Lewis – not for the faint-hearted…
This is our second and last full day on Lewis, having decided to spend an extra day in Harris at …
From standing stones to a Caribbean bay…
Today looks as though it will be quite good, weather-wise, and the plan is to visit the famous Callenish standing …
Onward to the Isle of Lewis and a white-knuckle ride…
Today is the day we leave the Uists behind and start our new adventure on Lewis and Harris. However, the …
Another Hebridean birthday and a perfect day…
Today is my birthday and the weather looks set very fair for our planned trip to Berneray. Once again, it …
It’s backs to the wind on North Uist today…
It seems we are never to have the same weather two days running. As beautiful as yesterday was, today is …
A wonderful day in North Uist – Paradise and blue skies…
What a lovely morning we awoke to! Blue skies, no wind – amazing. We decided to take a tour of …
A birthday in the Western Isles…
Today is Peter’s birthday and he opened the cards and presents from the family (including a splendid hand-painted one from …
Travelling northwards across the causeways…
Today we left our campsite at Kilbride (an extremely well-run one it is too, Donald) and started our journey north …
In search of Loch Druidibeg National Nature Reserve…
After a rough night rocking and rolling in the gales that had been buffeting poor old Bessie, we awoke to… …
South Uist – magnificent and moody…
After another windy night, we awoke to another windy day and a pretty bleak one at that. We were hoping …
In the footsteps of Bonnie Prince Charlie…
It was an early breakfast this morning as we needed to drive the four miles or so to the ferry …
Just one more day before we say au revoir but not goodbye…
Today was the final full day of our visit to Barra and we wanted to get a further block of …
The history of Barra is as fascinating as the island itself…
Another bright start to the day and Peter thinks he spotted a Skylark through Bessie’s windscreen this morning (apologies for …
Where nostalgia meets the sea at Tangasdale…
Today is fairly bright although still chilly. As usual, Peter went to have a look at the sea with his …
A roller-coaster of a day…
A night of storms and cyclonic winds left Bessie shaken but not stirred so to speak. As usual, it seems, …
Sunshine, hailstones and rainbows – all in one day…
This morning is sunny and bright but very, very blustery. We walked down to the beach as the tide was …
