Friday 28 June 2013
Berneray to Tarbert
The strong winds tried their best to blow away our tent all
night. Again, it rained in the
morning. We decided to take a later
ferry crossing and retreated to the warmth of the hostel kitchen after packing
up.
On the Isle of Harris, we went east along the Gold Road. For company, we had Neil and 2 cyclists we
met yesterday at the hostel. The scenery on the route was spectacular, with
little hamlets tucked away in isolated bays.
The winds picked up, threatening at times to upset the bicycles. We left our companions at Geocrab to take the
more direct route (and as it turns out, more hilly) to Tarbert. It was a proper workout. Sometimes, we had to pedal on the descent
just to move. We made it with plenty of
time to spare for the 4pm ferry to Uig.
After 2 nights’ camping and by now smelling tasty, we
treated ourselves to a night at the Skeabost Country House Hotel, a traditional
Scottish lodge by Loch Snizort. Very
civilized –after a few days in the rain, the bicycles were stored under cover
in the hotel’s shed. The food was good,
and prepared using local produce.
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