Braighe - 26/05/05

Awoke to a blustery day, white riders on the caps of the waves in the harbour. This was replaced later on by intermittent rain. Went out on the MacLennan bus at 1.15 to reach the Braighe, the isthmus between Stornoway and Point. Took the bus as far as the road end in Mealabost, near the airport. Terminal building looked the same as the ones in Balivanich and Kirkwall. From the road-end in Mealabost walked 10 minutes along the seafront to the carpark
It was raining steadily. Alice Starmore, the walks leader, was waiting - with bad news. In the rainfall, it was not possible to use the binoculars or telescope, so the walk was off. Mrs S drove me back to town and I went off for a bit of shopping. Found an alternative solution for the problem of breaking bootlaces, which has been plagueing me of late: go to a different shop. Did not do much for the rest of the day.