Lochs - Living the Dream

I realised I haven’t blogged for nearly a month, we have been too busy enjoying ourselves to write about it

Since my last post we have had 3 lots of visitors………here’s a whistlestop tour of what we have been up to:

K&M from Ilkley came for a week - and we had a blast.  M had never been here before, but her Mum K had been with N and I a few years back.  They had a good time, and we culminated with BBQ sand and sausages on Reef Beach on Friday evening…….happy days!  We spent a rainy afternoon on Tolsta Beach, the children loving playing in the caves, and the rain making the rock colours even more spectacular

I then had some unexpected visitors, G&J, the father and brother of one of my friends in Cheshire.  They were great company, and very house trained, so the place was cleaner when they left than when they arrived!  We went to the School Gala Day, had a lovely wander around the black house village and N learned some good jokes. This picture is of G and N, causing trouble in the back of the car

My Mum and Dad were then here for 2 weeks.It was tiring to have visitors and keep working full time, but we had such a lovely time (it was worth it!).   M+D seem to have really enjoyed slowing down the pace of their holiday as they have been here before and aren’t putting themselves under pressure to do everything

We had a lovely day in Ness last Saturday - visiting a medieval fort, on a small island just a few feet off the mainland.  The place is called Dun Eistean, and can be accessed via a small bridge from the mainland.  There are spectacular views of the Butt of Lewis and the cliffs.  Lovely spot - we’ll be back there with a picnic

Dad and I went to An Lanntair to see a band, called “Voyages de Nuit” - a fusion of jazz, flamenco and celtic music.  I wasn’t sure what to expect (doesn’t sound like my kind of thing!) but I loved it.  Really great music and the rapport between the band members was really funny, a lovely evening to celebrate Father’s Day

Another archeaological day on Saturday, visiting a series of four 19th Century horizontal mills.  Lovely walk from Reef Beach up into the hills behind, good rock scrambling!  At the top is a beautiful little loch, with some small islands, some with stepping stones as access to the islands.  Dad was keen to see the mills, N loved the climbing and the rocks.  Again, another place on our list to return to

My post would not be complete without a couple of pictures of beaches……these were from Horgabost Beach on Harris.  We spent a lovely afternoon there with most of Grimshader.  My cousin Mr Bonfire got a fantstic BBQ built and operational…..and then he proceeded to fall out of a canoe in the most spectacular fashion!  The weather was glorious and N managed to stand on a surf board for the first time!

And finally….to cap it all………Dad caught a fish in the school Loch on Saturday night. What a beauty…..the fish that is!

Next visitors come on Friday

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