Yet again woke up to bright sunshine although there was some cloud about and the wind had picked up over night.
Today we travelled to Barra which will be the farthest south we camp on the islands.
It was a nice drive from North Uist, through Benbecula, South Uist and Eriskay. Each of these islands is joined to the next by a course way. Eriskay is famous for the event which gave Sir Compton MacKenzie his plot for the film Whisky Galore. In 1941 the ship Am Politician went ashore carrying 20,000 cases of whisky.
Before catching the ferry to Barra we enjoyed a walk on one of the lovely shell sand beaches of Eriskay.
The lunch time crossing to Barra took 40 mins, on arrival we drove to Barra airport where the plane lands and take off from the beach. We had arranged to meet the campsite owner at the airport so that he could show us where the campsite was. If you have ever watched the BBC TV programme "Island Parish" you may have seen Angus the owner of the campsite, he is the crofter featured on the programme.
Having checked out the campsite we then had a drive to Vatersay, another island connected by a course way. On the way we had our second beach walk of the day, white sand and crystal clear water. Heading back to the campsite we had a quick visit to Castlebay the main "town" on the island. We have just finished the day off with yet another truly lovely beach walk right next to the campsite. Lots of seabirds feeding at low tide and we even spotted a sea urchin.
The beach near Scurrival Campsite
Phil & Tina
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