Sunday, 28 April 2013
Saturday 27 April
Went for a 3-mile amble around town in the afternoon. It has been quite changeable of late, and today was no exception. The brightness of the morning soon gave way to ominous greyness, and rain began to fall by late afternoon. I walked round to Anderson Road, Plasterfield and Sandwick, returning through the cemetery and along the foreshore.
In the early hours, the nearly full moon made quite a spectacle.
In the early hours, the nearly full moon made quite a spectacle.
Thursday, 25 April 2013
Wednesday 24 April
A bright day, with good sunny intervals but a keen wind. Went out for a drive to Point, visiting the harbour at Portnaguran, 10 miles northeast of Stornoway, and the beach at Bayble, 5 miles to the east.
Portnaguran
Bayble
Portnaguran
Bayble
Monday 22 April
Once more, the news is dominated by ferry woes. The MV Hebrides, which served the ports of Uig (Skye), Lochmaddy (North Uist) and Tarbert (Harris) has broken down, and its repairs have thrown the timetable into disarray. Worse than that, the newspapers for Uist were left stranded at Uig for longer than normal, so people down in Uist were left deprived of their daily reads.
At the moment, NATO is holding a military exercise in the Minch, which involves the use of fighter jets, warships and the jamming of GPS signals. The latter is of significance to mariners, who are therefore having to rely on traditional methods of finding their way around. The RNLI lifeboat went out in early evening, responding to a shout to Loch Grimshader, 5 miles south of here.
At the moment, NATO is holding a military exercise in the Minch, which involves the use of fighter jets, warships and the jamming of GPS signals. The latter is of significance to mariners, who are therefore having to rely on traditional methods of finding their way around. The RNLI lifeboat went out in early evening, responding to a shout to Loch Grimshader, 5 miles south of here.
Sunday 21 April
Started the day by watching the London Marathon, in which 37,000 people participated. It was run in sunny, and, later warm conditions. As always a colourful and uplifting spectacle, particularly in the light of the awful events at Boston 6 days ago, when two bombs killed 3 and injured nearly 200. One of the culprits has since been killed, another seriously injured.
Here in Stornoway, it was bright and sunny, but with a number of showers around.
Here in Stornoway, it was bright and sunny, but with a number of showers around.
Sunday, 21 April 2013
Saturday 20 April
It was wet and very windy, a marked contrast to yesterday's warm sunshine. After breakfast, I checked out of the hotel and went on the bus to Berneray. At the ferry terminal, I marched on board the MV Loch Portain, which duly carried me to Leverburgh. At one point, it encountered a bit of swell coming from the Minch, but we reached Harris without incident. The bus took me north to Tarbert, where I had to wait for an hour in rain and wind, having a bite of lunch. The sun came out and I completed the journey to Stornoway by 2.30pm.
Tarbert War Memorial / North Uist from the Sound of Harris ferry
Sound of Harris crossing (in reverse order)
Tarbert War Memorial / North Uist from the Sound of Harris ferry
Sound of Harris crossing (in reverse order)
Friday 19 April - picture post
Near the Hut of Shadows, Lochmaddy
Ewe with triplets / Church of Scotland, Lochmaddy
On the Sound of Harris ferry
RNLI 12-36 at Leverburgh / West Harris
An Empire of Stone / Loch Seaforth
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