Another day; another beach!

After almost a month away in the Outer Hebrides, getting back to the routine is proving somewhat problematic. For our week on North Uist, the sun shone, the wildlife (except the otters), performed, we discovered Salar smoked salmon and other seafood delights and we had a lovely relaxing time. For the two weeks on Harris and Great Berneray, the weather was not so kind and the wildlife not so prolific. They were probably all inside sheltering from the vicious wind! We tramped through a large number of bogs where we were assured that otters, red necked phalaropes and other rarities would be sure to be found, only to get very wet feet and to discover that they weren't! But, we did see lots of Gannets, Eider Ducks  and all sorts of little waders so we can't really complain. I have also collected yet more shells, driftwood, sand and dried seaweed to be used (or not) in my mixed media art projects and we have over 500 photos on three cameras to delight out friends and family! Here's a taster!

On the way home we discovered the lovely Sleat peninsula on the Isle of Skye where we stayed with Emma and Dave in their B&B at Barabhaig and although it rained, we managed to spend out last day exploring this lovely part of Skye.

The drive home was pretty scary due to gale force winds rain and sleet, but we made it and although our bodies have returned, our minds haven't! So we're just going to have to go again next year.

Now I must get down to getting some of my memories recorded in our journal and I hope to be able to get a quilt underway at last!