Friday 5th to Sunday 14th June 2009
A week spent touring the Outer Hebrides by bike with Peter and Lottie, starting from Barra and working north to Lewis, via Eriskay, South Uist, Benbecula, Grimsay, North Uist, Berneray and Harris.
Also includes a day walking on Harris and sightseeing around western Lewis.
From the ferry: a sailing boat in the Sound of Mull
Friday 5th 3:32 PM
Kismul Castle at moonrise
Friday 5th 10:06 PM
Lottie on her bike
Saturday 6th 11:48 AM
Sandy beach
Saturday 6th 12:07 PM
Machair flowers
Saturday 6th 1:02 PM
Sea-loch, north Barra
Saturday 6th 1:51 PM
Arrival at Barra Airport
Saturday 6th 2:38 PM
Beach
Saturday 6th 4:03 PM
Boats at Eoligarry Pier
Saturday 6th 4:58 PM
Lottie & Peter on the Sound of Barra ferry
Saturday 6th 5:29 PM
Islands
Saturday 6th 5:33 PM
Eriskay ferry terminal
Saturday 6th 6:15 PM
Eriskay
Saturday 6th 6:22 PM
On the Eriskay causeway
Saturday 6th 8:13 PM
Peter and Lottie on the causeway
Saturday 6th 8:13 PM
Ludag harbour
Saturday 6th 8:22 PM
Evening light on the sand
Saturday 6th 8:34 PM
Ruined black-house
Sunday 7th 10:04 AM
Peter
Sunday 7th 11:02 AM
The western beaches of South Uist
Sunday 7th 1:51 PM
Dun Dulan broch
Sunday 7th 2:04 PM
Off the surfaced roads
Sunday 7th 3:36 PM
River mouth
Sunday 7th 3:38 PM
The hills of South Uist
Sunday 7th 7:00 PM
Facing west - a land of machair and lochans
Sunday 7th 7:00 PM
Sun on sea and lochan
Sunday 7th 7:01 PM
Evening stroll
Sunday 7th 7:46 PM
Mountain, machair and church
Sunday 7th 8:03 PM
Sunset
Sunday 7th 11:42 PM
Ready to leave Howmore hostel
Monday 8th 9:17 AM
Mr Bell realises he's left his drink behind
Monday 8th 10:33 AM
Shallow sea by the causeway
Monday 8th 10:33 AM
On Benbecula
Monday 8th 11:43 AM
Flatness
Monday 8th 12:00 PM
Shallow sea
Monday 8th 12:13 PM
Looking back
Monday 8th 1:11 PM
Mountain and moorland
Monday 8th 2:22 PM
On North Uist
Monday 8th 2:39 PM
Looking ahead to the hills of Harris
Monday 8th 3:01 PM
A long and winding road
Monday 8th 3:49 PM
Ruin
Monday 8th 3:51 PM
Port nan Long
Monday 8th 4:48 PM
The old ferry pier for Berneray and South Harris
Monday 8th 4:57 PM
The new causeway to Berneray and the South Harris ferry
Monday 8th 5:01 PM
Seals on Berneray
Tuesday 9th 10:02 AM
Berneray hostel from the ferry
Tuesday 9th 10:34 AM
Islands in the Sound of Harris
Tuesday 9th 10:51 AM
Approaching Leverburgh, South Harris
Tuesday 9th 11:20 AM
The 'Peat Road' across to the east side of South Harris
Tuesday 9th 12:08 PM
The rough eastern side of the island
Tuesday 9th 1:07 PM
On a walk from Tarbet to Rhenigidale (Shiant Islands behind)
Wednesday 10th 1:28 PM
Steep path down to Loch Trolamaraig
Wednesday 10th 1:43 PM
Steep zigzags
Wednesday 10th 1:45 PM
Loch Trolamaraig shoreline
Wednesday 10th 2:43 PM
Ruined houses near Rhenigidale
Wednesday 10th 2:48 PM
In Tarbet
Wednesday 10th 9:07 PM
Watching for dolphins
Wednesday 10th 9:21 PM
In the saddle again, heading north from Tarbet
Thursday 11th 9:57 AM
The new Rhenigidale road
Thursday 11th 10:46 AM
Lottie on the big descent
Thursday 11th 11:06 AM
Loch Seaforth
Thursday 11th 11:46 AM
Callanish standing stones
Friday 12th 11:08 AM
Standing stones avenue
Friday 12th 11:13 AM
Visitors at the stones
Friday 12th 11:16 AM
Reflections
Friday 12th 11:39 AM
One ring from another
Friday 12th 12:28 PM
A quieter circle
Friday 12th 12:39 PM
The main stones again
Friday 12th 12:40 PM
Silhouettes
Friday 12th 12:43 PM
Sea-loch and irises
Friday 12th 12:57 PM
Na Gearannan - restored blackhouse village
Friday 12th 2:22 PM
Black house
Friday 12th 2:24 PM
Rugged coastline
Friday 12th 3:11 PM
Lottie by the sea
Friday 12th 3:13 PM
Landscape - seascape - skyscape
Friday 12th 3:23 PM
At the edge of the British Isles
Friday 12th 3:43 PM
Rocky coast
Friday 12th 4:12 PM
Rubha an Trilleachain, and a glimpse of Bagh Dhail Mor - and its beach
Friday 12th 4:19 PM
Dail Mor beach
Friday 12th 4:32 PM
I spotted this heron sheltering from a shower under the bridge
Saturday 13th 11:03 AM
Land Raid monument
Saturday 13th 11:44 AM
Goodbye to Stornoway
Saturday 13th 2:31 PM
In the wind
Saturday 13th 2:39 PM
Shiant Isles
Saturday 13th 2:55 PM
Priest Island and Coigach
Saturday 13th 4:19 PM
Ullapool (and a port lateral marker buoy) from the ferry
Saturday 13th 5:07 PM
S.T.S. Lord Nelson
Saturday 13th 5:11 PM
The ferry departing again from Ullapool
Saturday 13th 6:10 PM
Two boats in Loch Broom
Saturday 13th 6:12 PM
Ferry crossing Shore Street
Saturday 13th 6:14 PM
The Lord Nelson, from land
Saturday 13th 6:23 PM
View up into the rigging
Saturday 13th 6:24 PM
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Saturday 13th 6:28 PM
Fishing boats
Saturday 13th 6:29 PM
Fishing boats
Saturday 13th 6:30 PM
Moored yachts
Saturday 13th 6:31 PM
Slipway into Loch Broom
Saturday 13th 6:35 PM
Sunset from Ullapool
Saturday 13th 10:17 PM
Leaving Ullapool
Sunday 14th 8:08 AM
Garve, and parting ways with the Bells
Sunday 14th 2:51 PM