Unusually we woke to a cloudy morning but this was not to last. By the end of the day it was cloudless and 20C again. After two hectic days we were a little more relaxed this morning and took time out to catch up with ourselves and have a sauna. Our first port of call was a few miles further north on the Bays Road where we called in at a Harris Tweed exhibition and shop. The exhibition was fascinating as was the shop. We could have spent a fortune but we contented ourselves with considerably less. Passing through Tarbert we joined the road to the Isle of Scalpay, linked to Harris, now, by a recent bridge. We stopped, on the way to visit a photography gallery/tea shop. Very nice. Once on Scalpay we visited the north harbour for some photography and checking out the Arctic terns before continuing to the start of the footpath across the moor to Eilean Glas lighthouse. The path zigzags across high ground before dipping to the coast with striking views down to the lighthouse. We could see across to the Shiant Islands and beyond to the Uig peninsula and the jagged ridge of the Cuillin. Birdwatching was good here with stonechat and out to sea gannet, shag, puffin, guillemot and razorbill. Back in Tarbert we called in at the Hotel Hebrides for a meal before returning to the cottage and our own view of the Cuillin ridge on Skye.Ferry Leaving Tarber to return to Skye
Harris Tweed
Harris Tweed
Harris Tweed
Harris Tweed
Harris Tweed
Woold fibres
Preparing the fibres
Undied sheeps' wool
Wriggly Tin Weaving Shed.
Weaving Loom
Weaving Loom
Weaving Loom
Harris Tweed
On the way to Scalpay
Scalpay and the birdge
The Harbour, Scalpay
The Harbour, Scalpay
The Harbour, Scalpay
The Harbour, Scalpay
The Harbour, Scalpay
The Harbour, Scalpay
The Harbour, Scalpay
The Harbour, Scalpay
The Harbour, Scalpay
The Harbour, Scalpay
The Harbour, Scalpay
Walking to the Lighthouse
Walking to the Lighthouse
Walking to the Lighthouse
Walking to the Lighthouse, The Shiants on the Horizon.
Walking to the Lighthouse, The Shiants on the Horizon
Walking to the Lighthouse
Eilean Glas Lighthouse
Eilean Glas Lighthouse
Eilean Glas Lighthouse
Eilean Glas Lighthouse
Eilean Glas Lighthouse
Eilean Glas Lighthouse
Eilean Glas Lighthouse
Eilean Glas Lighthouse
Eilean Glas Lighthouse
Eilean Glas Lighthouse
Looking Scross ot Skye and The Cuillin from the Cottage.
It sounds as though the bothy is beginning to feel like home. The tweed exhibition and shop sound fascinating.
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