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Britain 6: Lionacleit to Castlebay

Posted on 19 May 20102 April 2021 by Rob Ainsley


A torrid night of gale force winds and driving rain reduced my tent, and most of its contents, to a sodden lump this morning. At least I know now that the various bits of ‘lightweight’ camping kit I bought really are lightweight – I could see them floating around the tent at 1.30am.

So, another very early start got me out into the mist and drizzle across South Uist, and with a relatively flat moonscape to cycle over and relatively light headwinds, it felt things were suddenly getting better. More island-hopping over dramatically long causeways (above), which like those yesterday – according to the signs – are apparently riddled with traversing otters.


The ferry from Eriskay took me to Barra, the southernmost major Outer Hebridee. Here I found a very nice indie hostel overlooking the castle and bay of Castlebay, the island’s main town, whose name was clearly decided by a committee.

Barra is famous for its airport, whose runway is a beach. Here planes really do take off and land on the sand, with timetables determined by the tide. Except there weren’t any because of the ash cloud.

Miles today: 40
Miles since Cape Wrath: 241

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