Harris Holiday

We are back from an amazing week on the Isle of Harris. An Island of contrasts - the most beautiful beaches alongside baron rocky terrain which probably looks something like the moon!

Luskentyre Sand Dunes

Luskentyre

A Walk From Hushinish

Sea Eagles

This cottage can only be reached by sea and then foot - the water immediately in front of it is a lochan not the sea. It is however regularly used by its owners!


Next Beach - Scarista


And a tour around bits of Harris

Curlew

Bunavoneader is the hamlet ahead - that was our home for the week

The Old Whaling Station from our cottage

Andrew's Smiley Face - the gateway to our friends house across the bay from our cottage

Buna from our cottage

Not very good - but seals playing in the bay below the cottage

Seilebost and Mcleod's Stone

What an amazing place. we scarcely had time to explore Harris let alone Lewis. Another trip may be needed!

Headcase Henry Does it again

Kelly has a knee Op tomorrow, but she desperately wants a morning out in The Country before she is out of the saddle for months. Brian is coaching (Jockey's at a race meeting).

Lucky me! I get Henry for the morning. I didn't ever expect to be dressing up like this again!

Henry (Smiling)and Harry. With me and Kelly - both grinning from ear to ear!

Mum’s Early Birthday

Mum turned 80 last year. I had planned a really nice present for her, but as her Birthday is in December; events overtook us and Jeff was and had been so poorly that it never came to fruition.

She is staying with us for a while, and although it is a while til her next birthday, we thought we would treat her to an early present this year. Lunch somewhere she won't have been before - although she will have been past so many times over the decades 

Sharrow Bay

We booked a window table

As it happened, it is our wedding anniversary today - so it's a double celebration 

Birthday Girl!

Bucket List Time.

I don’t have a bucket list, but if I did........

I’ve always wanted to ride on the beach. I grew up in the midlands, it wasn’t going to happen!

Nowadays, as well as riding out for James, I do a bit for Brian and Kelly as well. They have a breaking and pre trading yard (Brian is a recently retired Jockey). 

Kelly knew of my childish longing, and had a young horse she is producing that would benefit from the experience, so off we went, me on Headcase Henry (Kelly’s awesome hunter) and Kelly on Harry. Brian and Jeff were on camera duty and Kelly’s girls came along for the fish and chips!

Thanks Kelly, I had a ball!

A Short Walk to Crummock

If you've known us a while you'll recognise this view - it was on my PC at work for a start, something to dream about when the stress levels were rising.

So this is the view from Foulsyke and Crummock Water Cottages. The venue for many happy holidays and the home of our friend Joan

We're having a walk with Joan and her dog Max before supper. A miserable day has finally given way to a bit more brightness and the rain has moved away - so time for a little wander down to the Kirkstile

and then up the lonning towards Melbreak

We will walk through the trees on the right of this picture and then along the top edge of them towards the left

Breeze is coming back to see where we are, as usual she has been there and back in a circular motion about 8 times alreay

dropping down towards the lake

Max has beaten us all down there and is patiently waiting for his ball

Which Joan has brought with her - Breeze is just happy to swim

Nothing like a bit of competition

But Breeze prefers sticks in the water

One last dip

 Joan has a bench outside her property which is a stopping off point for many passing walkers, cyclists and drivers, to admire the view. She felt it was a perfect position for one of the 'There But Not There' silhouettes.

Can you see him?

A lovely short walk in very familiar territory followed by a delicious supper, thanks so much Joan.