Na h-Eileanan Siar
 

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This summer we should have been holidaying in Chicago and staying with friends in Angola Indiana
But due to covid we had to make do with the Outer Hebrides on Scotlands wild Atlantic coast

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The beaches are amazing and you get them all to yourself

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The sea food isn't bad too

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Uig Sands restaurant in the middle of nowhere,the drive to get there was somthing else

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The mountains of Harris

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Callanish standing stones are over 5,000 years old

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The not so old victorian lews castle

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Gearrannan Black House Village traditional hebridean
houses

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The capital of the islands is Stornaway it's a wee bit rough around the edges

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But Stornaway has a few nice buildings

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Road to nowhere

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Pizza with french fries topping anyone ?

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bosta beach iron age house

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Bostra beach

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luskentyre beach

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arriving at rainy Ullapool

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Wow, stunning!

Scotland really intrigues me.

The rugged landscape is just stunning.

OMG those are incredible photos, thank you! I'd rather be in Scotland right now haha! I miss it so much.

Nice pictures!

beautful photos and very nice to see this area.

its certainly on point for social distancing.


so did you run into Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving With a Pict?

^ bonus points for whoever gets that - ha.


anyway, what a great place to hike around in.

i'll pass on what whatever that was you called pizza though. :cheers:

Incredible stuff.

Everything about these photos makes me wish I could be there right now... except that pizza :P

Right? Oh mah gah that looks horrid.

Everything else though, beautiful!

Thanks for the comments
The "Pizza" was my 14 year old sons, who is a garbage disposal unit
Forgot to mention that The village of Tong on the island of Lewis was the birth place of Donald Trumps mother
Not that it's commemorated in any way even on Tongs Wikipedia page under notable people she's second on the list.

Careful with that axe Eugene :cheers:

awesome. i've always been interested in going up to the northern scottish islands, seems like i'd be at the edge of the world. your photos really make me want to go.

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This is my favorite shot. Is this place real?!

Yes the village was abandoned in the early 70s but are now used as vacation rentals , thanks
Here is a link if your interested in staying

http://www.gearrannan.com/