invergowrie arab Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 I would need about three weeks to do that trip. I think you need to be comfortable doing nothing rather than finding stuff to do. It's good to have reasons to go too eg you kayak or you are happy walking for half a day 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
++Ammo - Airdrie++ Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 didnt realise this thread was a thing! anyway, twice in the last 5 months I've been working/staying on the Isle of Canna. had never heard of it before tbh, 4 miles long, 1 mile wide and a population of 15. the second time we were there, boat dropped us off on the Tuesday at 1:30pm, job was finished by 5pm (fitting a new roller shutter) and the boat wasn't coming back for us until 12:30 on the Thursday so had a bit of time for fishing, exploring the island and just relaxing. Some place, would recommend, especially if sea fishing is your thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Tout P'ti FC Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Cheers Calmac. Had booked a trip to Coll in September, timed to give me a day trip to Tiree on the Wednesday. Due to "livestock sales", they've changed the times of the boat on that one day this year, and I've now got exactly 30 minutes on Tiree instead of the planned 6.5 hours. Extra day on Coll it is.Bit of a pain, Tiree is kind of awkward for me to get to randomly from my base in rural Peeblesshire! Will just need to book another trip to Tiree another time... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deegee Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 I’m meant to be going to Arran for a work meet tomorrow but CalMac is full and the cal centre said they can’t say if a walk up with car might get on. We were in Mull last month and similarly the ferry to Oban was full however we rocked up and got on no problem. Does anyone know if Ardrossan is the same and I would be likely to get over ( and back an hour or two later)? I see a page back that there’s another ferry from Tarbert area; is that a better option or is the long drive not worth the trouble? Thanks in advance for any assistance lads. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 (edited) On 05/07/2021 at 23:09, The Mantis said: Must admit to being a bit baffled too. I took the photo below in 2012 and I still haven’t worked it out from the map. On the left is obviously Hirta and Dùn is the bit sticking out on the left. But Boreray shouldn’t be that big. The lighter lump on the left of it is the right shape for Soay but it shouldn’t have a big gap to Hirta. No idea about the wee one in the middle either. When I was there in 2016 I showed the 2012 shot to this older Lewisman who confidently named them, but I forgot, so I messaged him the other week and now he’s as confused as I am... Shiant Islands from the northern side off Lewis maybe? Edit: think it fits what is in this youtube clip: Edited July 8, 2021 by LongTimeLurker 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, LongTimeLurker said: Shiant Islands from the northern side off Lewis maybe? Edit: think it fits what is in this youtube clip: We’ve already established that it’s St Kilda Lurky, a couple of us have been there. The pic on p24 is the same but clearer. The orangey pic is a sunset from the west side of Lewis, with a 400mm lens. The Shiant Isles are close in. I’m actually in Lewis just now and the weather has been fantastic since July began, but overcast and Misty for the last 2 days. I saw St Kilda the other day although it was hazy. BTW there was a guy on Twitter last week with a pic of the Flannan Isles claiming it was St Kilda. A common mistake, but NW from Lewis and about a third of the distance. Looks like this one I took last summer: Edited July 8, 2021 by The Mantis 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 (edited) Not looking to get into an argument with you over this but the comments above such as the island that has to be Boreray in that scenario being way too big are still applicable to the clearer picture. From what I can see by map there's no way you can have a gap between Hirta and Boreray if the vantage point is from Lewis and there's nothing that should lie in between like that in the further distance beyond them. With the Shiant Islands you could see a gap between the two main islands from certain parts of Lewis and the smaller more distant island could be something around the northern tip of Skye. Edited July 9, 2021 by LongTimeLurker 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 1 hour ago, LongTimeLurker said: Not looking to get into an argument with you over this but the comments above such as the island that has to be Boreray in that scenario being way too big are still applicable to the clearer picture. From what I can see by map there's no way you can have a gap between Hirta and Boreray if the vantage point is from Lewis and there's nothing that should lie in between like that in the further distance beyond them. With the Shiant Islands you could see a gap between the two main islands from certain parts of Lewis and the smaller more distant island could be something around the northern tip of Skye. No arguments here, this isn’t the EOS forum Nobody can fault your logic, but I took the photos myself. They were taken from a small hill, Forsnabhal/Forsnaval in Uig. What I’m going to do is pay a visit to Murdo, the skipper who took us there in 2016. He’ll soon clear it up. He did already, I’ve just forgotten what he said 5 years ago. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share Posted July 9, 2021 On 06/07/2021 at 21:11, Le Tout P'ti FC said: Cheers Calmac. Had booked a trip to Coll in September, timed to give me a day trip to Tiree on the Wednesday. Due to "livestock sales", they've changed the times of the boat on that one day this year, and I've now got exactly 30 minutes on Tiree instead of the planned 6.5 hours. Extra day on Coll it is. Bit of a pain, Tiree is kind of awkward for me to get to randomly from my base in rural Peeblesshire! Will just need to book another trip to Tiree another time... Get the plane from the wee airport at Connell and hire a car? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share Posted July 9, 2021 (edited) On 07/07/2021 at 10:59, deegee said: I’m meant to be going to Arran for a work meet tomorrow but CalMac is full and the cal centre said they can’t say if a walk up with car might get on. We were in Mull last month and similarly the ferry to Oban was full however we rocked up and got on no problem. Does anyone know if Ardrossan is the same and I would be likely to get over ( and back an hour or two later)? I see a page back that there’s another ferry from Tarbert area; is that a better option or is the long drive not worth the trouble? Thanks in advance for any assistance lads. Both options would be hit or miss. Kind of reverse of your situation but I ended up stuck on Arran an extra night due to a ferry cancelled by bad weather. The following morning to get back over to Ardrossan I had to join the standby lane at Brodick but got on the boat no problem. This was in February mind you so not entirely sure how it’ll be in peak holiday season. There is a smaller boat sails from Claonaig in Kintyre to Lochranza at the opposite end of Arran. Where are you travelling from?? ETA: Ignore all the above. Misread your post so your scheduled trip will have passed by now. I seen your profile said you’re in Stirling so I was going to suggest a 3 boat journey if you couldn’t get booked on the Ardrossan to Brodick ferry or be arsed with driving all the way to Tarbert. Gourock > Dunoon Portavadie > Tarbert Claonaig > Lochranza Edited July 9, 2021 by 8MileBU 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deegee Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 47 minutes ago, 8MileBU said: Both options would be hit or miss. Kind of reverse of your situation but I ended up stuck on Arran an extra night due to a ferry cancelled by bad weather. The following morning to get back over to Ardrossan I had to join the standby lane at Brodick but got on the boat no problem. This was in February mind you so not entirely sure how it’ll be in peak holiday season. There is a smaller boat sails from Claonaig in Kintyre to Lochranza at the opposite end of Arran. Where are you travelling from?? ETA: Ignore all the above. Misread your post so your scheduled trip will have passed by now. I seen your profile said you’re in Stirling so I was going to suggest a 3 boat journey if you couldn’t get booked on the Ardrossan to Brodick ferry or be arsed with driving all the way to Tarbert. Gourock > Dunoon Portavadie > Tarbert Claonaig > Lochranza Cheers mate for the advice. I was actually over yesterday and couldn’t get the car on so went as a foot passenger. Luckily the company I was meeting were only a short walk from terminal and one of their guys lifted me to their main office 3 miles away. I will probably b3 back over again but noted the need to book ahead in peak season. As an aside, CalMac’s customer service tel line was awful with 20+ mins to get through to someone the other night. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmadaleKillie Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Went to Foula today, loved it! Has a really interesting hour and a half guided walk from one of the locals when we landed as well. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowden0 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 My summer so far has been great. Two trips to Skye and a week on Lewis and Harris. It’s addictive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Diego De la Vega Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Over to Lewis on Wednesday for a week, got Uig Sands booked for friday night that i am looking forward to 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Don Diego De la Vega said: Over to Lewis on Wednesday for a week, got Uig Sands booked for friday night that i am looking forward to Can see it out the window right now, but it’s booked to f**k for weeks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 11 hours ago, ArmadaleKillie said: Went to Foula today, loved it! Has a really interesting hour and a half guided walk from one of the locals when we landed as well. You have no idea how jealous that makes me feel. Used to see Foula as this weirdly shaped island out on the far horizon from Dunrossness (8MileBU had a picture on an earlier page from one of the best vantage points but only of St Ninian's Isle and its tombola) but there was zero possibility of ever going there. From what I remember being told Foula folk didn't really welcome visitors back in the old days and always stood upwind from them given how far they were from any high level medical help. Because of how remote it is, it's where the old Norn language of Shetland is generally believed to have died out around the 1780s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmadaleKillie Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Tbh, it was a great day away although i lost count of how many Skuas decided to dive bomb the shit out of me whilst I was there. I was over at St Ninian, Minn and Meal beaches today and though the view out to Foula was superb. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Derry Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 I just spent a week in Skye in a place called Borneske*****. Could happily live on that island for the rest of my life. Wasn't ideal with a 5 year old and a 3 year old but they loved what they were capable of doing. A lot of driving as well as we were practically at the top of Skye but the drive was completely worth it with such class views. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karpaty Lviv Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Friend has asked me where up north and the islands she should visit? I haven’t ventured up that way sadly, I mentioned Skye but that’s about it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm Brian Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 22 hours ago, Karpaty Lviv said: Friend has asked me where up north and the islands she should visit? I haven’t ventured up that way sadly, I mentioned Skye but that’s about it. In my humble opinion of the ones I've been to Skye is a must, but it's the Disneyland of the islands. Holiday time is heaving. With some of the greatest scenery known to man and relatively simple to get to, it's understandable why it's so popular. Islay is my particular favourite but decent accommodation is expensive Mull is meh but worth a visit as you need to go there to see Iona Arran is another must see Outer Hebrides Thousands of years of history and beaches that have to be seen to be believed. Another must do All the other smaller islands have their own particular charms but you have to be looking for peace and quiet as most of them are probably best described as remote I suppose it depends what your friend is looking for when going on holiday, but for me it's the scenery, the history and whisky, so the islands tick every box. I also camp everywhere so it's always done cheaply. There's nothing quite like opening your tent in the morning to be met with the view of Sligachan . Especially this year accommodation prices are going to be ridiculous, if you can even get anywhere. Even some of the more popular campsites are fully booked 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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