The Mountain Geek - Photo Gallery
  • Menu
    • Keywords 0
    • Search
    • Comments 0
    • About
    • Notification
    • Contact
  • Identification

    • Login
The Mountain Geek - Photo Gallery
Home / Holidays / Western Isles (11-17/07/06) [85]
  • Sort order
    • Default
    • Photo title, A → Z
    • Photo title, Z → A
    • Date created, new → old
    • Date created, old → new
    • Date posted, new → old
    • Date posted, old → new
    • Visits, high → low
    • Visits, low → high
  • Photo sizes
    • Square
    • Thumbnail
    • M - medium
    • L - large
  • slideshow
View from ferry back towards Oban

View from ferry back towards Oban

Rock way out at sea with lighthouse attatched

Rock way out at sea with lighthouse attatched

Lochboisdale - ferry then carried on to Castle Bay on Barra

Lochboisdale - ferry then carried on to Castle Bay on Barra

Church in Castle Bay

Church in Castle Bay

Castle Bay across the drink

Castle Bay across the drink

Castle Bays Namesake

Castle Bays Namesake

Mo in Castlebay

Mo in Castlebay

Starting the trip

Starting the trip

Castle Bay

Castle Bay

Heading to Vatersay

Heading to Vatersay

Mo, Vatersay Causeway in background

Mo, Vatersay Causeway in background

Beach at end of road on Vatersay

Beach at end of road on Vatersay

Boatwreck above beach

Boatwreck above beach

Vatersay Village Post Office!

Vatersay Village Post Office!

Heading back to Barra

Heading back to Barra

Honey I ruined the house!

Honey I ruined the house!

Sea Views

Sea Views

aba.jpg

aba.jpg

Barra Airport

Barra Airport

Ditto

Ditto

Aircraft landing.

Aircraft landing.

Aircraft in front of terminal

Aircraft in front of terminal

Looking back from north end of Causeway that joins South Uist to Eriskay. Barra ferry runs into Eriskay.

Looking back from north end of Causeway that joins South Uist to Eriskay. Barra ferry runs into Eriskay.

South Uist

South Uist

Beaches with the hills in the background

Beaches with the hills in the background

Interesting clouds!

Interesting clouds!

Classic bus at Howmore

Classic bus at Howmore

Jack, Nigel and Mo in front of bus. Jack was a Manc who we met on the Barra - Eriskay ferry and rode with for a few days.

Jack, Nigel and Mo in front of bus. Jack was a Manc who we met on the Barra - Eriskay ferry and rode with for a few days.

Bunkhouse @ Howmore

Bunkhouse @ Howmore

Bunkhouse @ Howmore

Bunkhouse @ Howmore

MOD missile range on Benbecula

MOD missile range on Benbecula

Dont run them over!

Dont run them over!

Mo and Jack

Mo and Jack

Mud flats

Mud flats

Jack, Nigel and Mo sat on seat 'sculpture' made by local kids.

Jack, Nigel and Mo sat on seat 'sculpture' made by local kids.

Jack out for a swim!

Jack out for a swim!

Sunset

Sunset

Ditto

Ditto

Talking sh1te around the fire. Camped on beach that night

Talking sh1te around the fire. Camped on beach that night

Splendid weather the following morning!

Splendid weather the following morning!

ditto

ditto

Causeway to Berneray from where we caught the ferry to Harris

Causeway to Berneray from where we caught the ferry to Harris

Small islands during short crossing to Harris

Small islands during short crossing to Harris

aci.jpg

aci.jpg

Beaches on south end of Harris.

Beaches on south end of Harris.

View over Harris Golf Course

View over Harris Golf Course

Me

Me

Mo

Mo

Sunny day, empty beach ????

Sunny day, empty beach ????

Taransay Island (BBC's 2000 Castaway reality TV show was filmed on this island)

Taransay Island (BBC's 2000 Castaway reality TV show was filmed on this island)

Heading over climb before the descent into Tarbert

Heading over climb before the descent into Tarbert

Me

Me

Quick jaunt out to Scalpay

Quick jaunt out to Scalpay

Scalpay bridge in the distance

Scalpay bridge in the distance

Bridge

Bridge

Ditto

Ditto

ade.jpg

ade.jpg

Road from Tarbert up towards Lewis. Harris has the first proper 'mountains' we saw.

Road from Tarbert up towards Lewis. Harris has the first proper 'mountains' we saw.

adi.jpg

adi.jpg

adj.jpg

adj.jpg

Me on Stone fort

Me on Stone fort

Mo

Mo

Scratching an itch!

Scratching an itch!

Callandish Standing Stones

Callandish Standing Stones

Callandish Standing Stones

Callandish Standing Stones

Iron age house

Iron age house

Ditto

Ditto

Gearrannan Black House Village. Short trek to the cliff edges further up yealded spectacular views!

Gearrannan Black House Village. Short trek to the cliff edges further up yealded spectacular views!

aeb.jpg

aeb.jpg

Me

Me

Look very carefully on the horizon in the centre and you can seem some islands. I originally thought this was St Kilda, but St K

Look very carefully on the horizon in the centre and you can seem some islands. I originally thought this was St Kilda, but St K

Me

Me

Gearrannan Village the following day. We camped just outside amoung some ruins. [url=http://www.gearrannan.com/]Link[/url]

Gearrannan Village the following day. We camped just outside amoung some ruins. [url=http://www.gearrannan.com/]Link[/url]

Ditto

Ditto

aej.jpg

aej.jpg

Final days cycling. Windy, very wet later on!

Final days cycling. Windy, very wet later on!

Views from Butt of lewis

Views from Butt of lewis

Ditto

Ditto

Butt of Lewis Lighthouse

Butt of Lewis Lighthouse

aeo.jpg

aeo.jpg

aep.jpg

aep.jpg

Stornoway

Stornoway

Stornoway

Stornoway

Ullapool

Ullapool

Our ferry leaving Ullapool to return to Stornoway

Our ferry leaving Ullapool to return to Stornoway

Powered by Piwigo | Bootstrap Default theme by Phil Bayfield | Contact webmaster - Except where otherwise noted, content on this website is licensed under the following license: Copyright © Nigel Webber - if you want to use any content from this site. Ask first!