Island 15 -Barra, 3rd July 2014

This is why the town on Barra is called Castlebay

After a bit of a rough crossing from Tiree to Barra, which is quite far west and we crossed very open sea, I arrived at Castlebay on Barra. Already missing my Head of Photography,  I am reduced to accosting strangers and asking them to take embarrassing pics like this one by the Welcome sign. The trouble is that there are very few of them about in these weather conditions.

It's not as flat as Tiree

I left my stuff in the Dunard Hostel, recovered with a cup of tea, changed into biking gear and set off for Vatersay, which will be Island 15. Inaim to do Eriskay and a little bit of Soith Uist tomorrow before the feeey so I can't wimp  out of Vatersay just because it is blowing a gale and raining horizontally.