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 All pics Gavin Johnson          Castlebay, Barra. The castle is 15th century, rebuilt from an earlier castle                         A diver gave us scallops. These were alive 2 hours ago Between Hellisay & Gighay, attached to an unused old mussel farm                                             Golden eagle circled us a few x, then flew off                                        Mussels for supper                              Gavin cooked. Incredible feast                                             ...

All photos - Gavin Johnson Fishing boat at sea. Crossing to Scotland, we saw one other vessel, a huge cruise ship headed in the direction of Iceland     Sunrise at sea   Barra Head, southernmost point of the Outer Hebrides. Mingulay is behind to left Barra Head Passing beneath Barra Head lighthouse Anchored off Mingulay                                              Village overlooks the beach 1 km wide. A stream passes through the village & down the middle of the beach. I am speechless                                              Skuas. The Scots call them bonxies      Purple  ground beetle & wild thyme. Paul is great at finding such detail Cleft. The sea is 600 feet below             ...

 We docked at Tory and shortly after two more yachts tied up outboard of us.  Photos - Gavin, except where noted                                                      (Nick)   At left a wooden cutter built in Scotland in 1896. The owner, 80, soloing around Ireland. The red sloop, fiberglass hull, run by a Breton couple, on their way to the Caledonian Canal, then Norway, then the South Atlantic, then the Pacific. They plan to cruise for a few years. Then Teddy, steel hull, etc. The fisherman stays.  We had the sailors over for dinner. Afters was provided by the 1896 cutter.                                                   Stephen Hyde was his name,                 ...