The Sound of Barra from the slopes of Eiseabhal : This weekend has brought a welcome respite from the wind and rain, a chance to get out of doors more for the simple pleasure of it.

This past week we went away for mini-break in the nearby islands of Barra and Vatersay : across the sea lunchtime on Wednesday, back on Thursday evening.  Micro-break would be more accurate! It was the first time we’ve taken the motorhome on a ferry since it first arrived in Uist in May. In fact it’s the first time we’ve been by ferry to another island of the Outer Hebrides, outside the causeway-linked islands of Uist, for about five years, and Barra for maybe seven years!  And Vatersay? – Never!