Tuesday 20/09/05

Nice and sunny if slightly breezy day. My project on Lewis internees in Holland during the First World War is yielding some reactions. Have look on http://www.wereldoorlog1418.nl/englishcamp/lewis/index.html. Unusual piece of history. I am now going to put it in front of the 13 historical societies in Lewis in order to find more names and backgrounds. Went into town to browse for books and papers. There is a huge lack of accommodation in Stornoway, strangely enough. Loads of people knocking on mrs B's door, but she is full tonight. We have four Aussies coming off the ferry at 8. They head off for supper at half past eight, but only the Chinese restaurant is open for business. Bought a book "Isolation Shepherd" about a man who lived in the wilderness around Loch Monar, west of Inverness, in the late 1950s. After the construction of a dam, this area is now under water.