We left the Outer Hebrides as we’d arrived, to the beautiful sound of bagpipes. This time the ferry would take us from Tarbert to Uig on the Isle of Skye and, from there, we drove back to mainland Britain, to stay with Jude’s good friend, Kate at the Waterside Café in Lochcarron.
We had hoped to visit St Kilda during our time on Harris, but strong winds meant our trip had to be cancelled. As a consolation, and for her own birthday, Judith arranged a trip on a speedy, inflatable boat to the small and very peaceful island of Canna, which lies south west of Elgol on Skye and just off the coast of the island of Rum.
It’s not often you get such calm seas and blue skies, which enable you to see the full extent of the Black Cuillin ridge, so we were very lucky. A traditional fish and chip takeaway, looking out to sea in Broadford, completed a perfect day ! 🙂
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This area is so beautiful! I love it!
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Yes, Skye is rightly very popular, but we enjoyed our trip to Canna – and indeed, to the Outer Hebrides, if you read my previous posts?
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I haven’t read but I will! I’ll try to get to canna at some point!
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It is a very peaceful place. I was advised by the lady in the Post Office (well, it was more of a shed really) that there are no midges on Canna, so that has to be a bonus! Apparently they need peat to breed and there is none on Canna. Not a lot of people know that! 🙂
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That’s cool thanks for the info! No midges is such a bonus!!
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Definitely! We only had 1 hour on the island, so (unless you plan to stay on Canna for a few days), another tip would be to take the morning boat out and catch the afternoon one back. (That’s what 2 people did when we went and I wished we’d thought of that).
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