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A walk to Eilean Glas lighthouse on the Isle of Scalpay
This post is for Jill of Land of the Big Sky, who loves lighthouses and has dedicated a lot of her time to the Lighthouse Museum in Fraserburgh. Eilean Glas lighthouse is on the eastern side of the...
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In and around Tarbert, the Isle of Harris
Here are some photos from various points in the three days I stayed on Scalpay. (See the map of the area here.) As I wrote on St. Patrick’s Day, there are more cattle on Harris than there used to be...
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Holiday on Harris, part 1
This was our first trip back to Harris after an absence of four years (the Dafter fell ill with ME/CFS just after we went in August 2011). Prior to that we had been every year since 1996. In the...
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Holiday on Harris, part 2
Thank you to everyone for your kind comments. This past week has been very full. The Dafter has continued to have ups and downs, but the ups include being able to study for, and pass, two tests....
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Over land and sea to the Isle of Scalpay, Harris
Hello everyone! I’m back from a wonderful five-day break. For the third year in a row, I went to the Isle of Harris by myself. I was really needing respite from my caring role, and although life has...
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A beautiful evening on the Isle of Scalpay, Harris
The first of my three days on Harris dawned bright and beautiful: The North Harbour, Isle of Scalpay. View from my room at the Two Harbours Guest House. April 2016. The houses in the distance are the...
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Church, and a drive out to Huisinis
The second of my three days on Harris was rainy. Not as rainy as it might have been – you can get soaked in a few minutes in a real downpour – but gently rainy most of the day. However, that didn’t...
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To the North Harris Eagle Observatory (with knitting)
On the Sunday afternoon, I left Huisinis and headed back along the road I’d travelled. I always find it interesting how very different any route looks when going back in the other direction. View...
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A magical spring evening on the Isle of Harris
I could not have asked for a lovelier last evening on my visit to Harris. After I had finished my picnic tea, and communed with the cattle for a bit after my afternoon in the Uists, I drove back up...
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Car, ferry, bus, trains: back home to Glasgow
All too soon it was the last morning of my getaway. I had relished every minute of respite. I’d done quite a bit of knitting, seen dear friends, loved being out and about on Harris, read part of...
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