Saturday, 5 August 2006
Friday 04/08/06
Awake to a cloudy day. In the Caribbean, Tropical Storm CHRIS is weakening. The other storms have dissipated. Once the Spanish couple leave, the house is taken over by preparations for an exhibition by mrs B's second son. After supper, we head out for a spin down to Garry, just north of Tolsta. It is very quiet there; two campervans are parked up. I walk down to the beach and enjoy the surf and the seastacks by the southern edge. Although there is a mild breeze, there is also sufficient shelter from the wind for the midges to come out. Walk through a blowhole after going for a paddle in the sea. Slowly amble back to the carpark. It's not cold. We leave at 10pm, as dusk and the seahaar fall. Tolsta is wreathed in mist, as was Tiumpan Head lighthouse on the way up. Return to Stornoway at 10.30. We have late visitors, when a cousin of Mrs B's turns up after an absence of 30 years.
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That beach is beautiful! What a strange time to visit relatives when you haven't seen them for so long! Jeannette xx
ReplyDeletePic's 25-40ish are interesting. Is that sand around the base of No.25 rock? or surf foam? One of the rocks looks like an animal, gazing heavenward. The formations on some of them look a little like the weathering at the Giant's Causeway on the North Coast of Northern Ireland. And "underneath"...the coloured stone...is it damp to touch or naturally shiny? Can you literally walk from one side, underneath the rock formation to the other side? Fascinating. Wonder how that happened...earthquake or volcano ions ago? Great pics, including the wandering garden pic 1, love it.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures. I love the rock formations and can't believe how white the sand is on the beach! What a surprise to see a cousin after that long!!
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