07 Lionaclete (Benbecula) to Berneray

Very short update tonight as I can hardly keep my head off the pillow. It was a beautiful day once again with warm sunshine throughout. 

The roads were quiet as the blue "Hebridean Way" signs kept me off the main routes and onto the smaller single track roads with passing places.

There were no great climbs today and I made good time covering the whole of Benbecula, Grimsay and North Uist before the final causeway across to tonight's island Berneray.

The views have been outstanding all day and on my lunch break near Malaclete, a local resident told me that just two weeks earlier there had been very bad storms. So I have been lucky.

Tomorrow an early ferry at 9.30 over the Sound of Harris to Leverburgh then a day in the mountains, I've been told by a walker staying here that they are tough but once up and over, it will be free wheel time down into tomorrow's stayover at Balallan.

Happily I got all my past three days kit washed and dried in the late evening sunshine, these are the important bits when you're travelling with few spare items to choose from.




Comments

  1. Mark7 April 2025 at 18:31

    Sounds like an amazing day. The quiet roads and beautiful weather sound great, especially with those views. Glad to hear you’ve missed the storms, sounds like the timing worked out perfectly. Rest well, you’ve earned it.

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