Harris day 4

Final day and a wee bit of sun in between the showers.

Suisinish

Machair

Harris day three

Windy but no rain, even some sun!

Hello hello?

It's been raining a lot!

Wee project anyone?

Harris day two

Bad weather forecast so no trip to St Kilda. A day mostly in the car on the Isle of Lewis. Don't particularly recommend Stornoway for a day out but there is a supermarket. 

Restored blackhouses. Peat fires and underfloor heating!

Dun Carloway broch

Callanish standing stones

Harris day one

Ferry across from Skye this morning.

Luskentyre beach.

Rodel church

C16 tomb

Rocky landscape from the Golden Road

Skye

First a drive to Elgol and then the coastal path to Loch Coruisk.

That's Rum in the background.

Looking towards the Cuillins.

Knoydart

On Friday night the gang gathered in Mallaig. Views across to Skye:

And to Rum:

Next day took the boat across to Knoydart:

Er long way to go yet Jamie:

Ladhar Beinn in the background:

Back down to Inverie Bay with Rum in the distance:

From Summit of Meall Buidhe (942m) looking West:

Steep descent:

Summit of Luinne Bheinn (939m) ahead:

Jamie above Loch Hourn:

Hail on Sunday:

Evening skies over Inverie Bay:

Celebratory meal in the Old Forge Pub:

View from near the top of Meall Buidhe

Beinn Mheadhoin

A great weekend forecast so set off on Friday evening and camped at Derry Lodge. Gorgeous evening. Watched some black grouse lecking. Shadow man was there too:

Very cold at night - ice formed in my water bottle!

Here I am after Derry Cairngorm with Loch Etchachan below:

Slightly earlier in the walk with Cairn Toul in the background to the left and Ben Macdui in the middle:

One of the many ptarmigan pairing up for the season:

Looking down into Loch Etchachan from the slopes of Beinn Mheadhoin:

Tors on the summit of Beinn Mheadhoin (1182m):

Boots on bridge over the Derry Burn:

Looking back up Glen Derry to the summit of Beinn Mheadhoin: