26th May The day dawned with beautiful blue skies and a light southerly wind. For the first time on this trip we had to start opening Basil’s windows to dissipate the heat. Today we drove all the way to the…

Anyone who followed our blog last year may remember that we were stalked by a particularly noisy bird called a Scops Owl that kept me awake for many a night with its monotonous, night long, squawking. We picked him up…

We woke up to another glorious day, overlooking the pure white sand of Luskentyre beach from our wildcamping spot. Our ferry to North Uist was at 11.40 and because we knew we could get wifi at the port, we set…

23rd May 2018 Our ferry left one hour late yesterday and the crossing was smooth and uneventful. All the CalMac ferries allow dogs onto the ship. Our ship had a special area inside where passengers and their dogs could sit…