Crossing was smooth with cliffs & Gannets to see...
Arriving at Tarbert, Isle of Harris enabled us to see the rocky landscape behind the village, and in the evening, a local drive confirmed our thoughts - its a barren land, in many ways !
But with spectacular moments to offset the above...
Strong winds, peaty water meeting a blue sea, gives rise to lovely combinations - but it was fresh, too..
with other animals unperturbed by such minimal concerns..
We crossed to North Uist in the afternoon, & our ferry had to weave in & out of so many rocks, with waves coming up a couple of channels, too - giving us a few sea-worthy moments
The Uists & Benbecula are different to Harris with sandy (Machair) lowlands, strangely on the windward, ocean, side !
See the soccer pitch. although the local game is shinty - a kind of very dangerous hockey.
Peat has accumulated over the years & it is cut & left to dry out, before being used to heat the houses - smells like old rope on fire ?
Birds were our interest, of course, & we saw these, which were not actually walking like all the rest, due to the windy conditions..
Beautiful views of Barra, to the south of Eriskay, with its causeway from South Uist, left. Several of these join up islands, which the otters have to hurdle...
The narrow roads go round garden fences, according to villager's wishes.
Most of the roads are single track with passing places !
Property is cheap... and wet...
Atmospherics are plentiful...
And when the wind comes back - it blows the waterfalls back up the cliff faces of Skye !
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