The woods positively glowing,
and the cow parsley shining, providing perfect stalking cover.
Luckily, the weather was similarly kind last week on Lewis, especially on our final day. Never as cold as it had been the week before round Lochinver, it was relatively calm as we sailed out of Ullapool on Wednesday evening,
arriving at a campsite quite late but in this part of the world at this time of year that doesn`t pose a problem.
Plenty to explore: an iron age village, a large Broch, a Norse mill, Black Houses,
an inspiring lighthouse (have a bit of a thing about lighthouses - magnificent)
and of course the famous Callanish stones.
All fascinating sites, with plenty of room to roam across the stony, sparse, largely treeless land softened by the many lochs and lochans
and surrounded by the most beautiful beaches. In fact spent most of that last day of brilliant sunshine, walking along a clifftop quite stunned by the beauty of it all though also quite aware that on a short, dark winter`s day it wouldn`t look so inviting - still wild and beautiful no doubt but less accessible!
Reluctant to leave on Saturday morning: will return!
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