View across the Outer Harbour of Stornoway

Tuesday 21 July 2015

Wednesday 15 July

Went to Tarbert (Harris) on the bus for lunch, which was very nice indeed. After a visit to a shop selling Harris Tweed items, we headed back for Stornoway.
P7155479 Loch Erisort, Balallan
P7155485 Loch Seaforth, Arivruaich
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P7155494 Loch Seaforth, Aline
P7155501 Empire of Stone, Scaladale
P7155505 Maraig

Tarbert
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P7155536 West Loch Tarbert
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P7155545 Ardhasaig
P7155547 Clisham
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P7155556 Lewis border
P7155564 Loch Stranndabhat
P7155566 Landraiders' Cairn, Balallan
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Tuesday 14 July

It is 226 years ago today since the French revolution started, with the storming of the infamous Bastille prison in France. Revolutions eat their own children, and Robespierre lost his head on the guillotine that became a wholemark of the French revolution.

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Monday 13 July

Azamara Quest called in, one of the largest cruiseships I have thus far seen at Stornoway. She measures about 600 feet (180 metres) from bow to stern, and her passengers have to be ferried ashore by tender.
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P7135438 Loch Seaforth passing Azamara Quest
P7135440 Cargo boat Isis leaving port

Sunday 12 July

The Anna af Sand left Stornoway for Kyle at 6 in the morning, to take advantage of the tide. She will proceed to Tobermory, Oban and up the Caledonian Canal to return to her home port of Stavanger, Norway.


Otherwise, the day was grey
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And the algae in the sea whipped up a bit of scum in the breeze
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Saturday 11 July

Today, the Norwegian sailing ship Anna af Sand (Anna of Sand) was open to the public in the marina area of the port. She is a relatively small vessel, but extra crew were flown in and there were 14 crew on board. The crew were most welcoming, although getting on board required a bit of agility.
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A few pics from the marina, affording an unusual angle on familiar scenes
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The big tent for next week's Hebridean Celtic Festival has meanwhile been put up on the Castle Lawn.
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