Tuesday 05/09/06

Grey start to the day, and it comes on to rain by 11. Mrs B and myself join her nephew on a run to Barvas to collect items from an art gallery. After wrapping everything up, we return across a rain-sodden moor. Although the heather and the thistles are still blooming, the grass is already turning yellow. Muirneag and the Barvas Hills are clearly visible, as is Roiseal Mor, the hill to the north of the Barvas Hills. Beinn Bragar and Stacaseal stand out to the west. Return to Stornoway exactly one hour after setting forth. Rain lets off briefly after 2pm. A new couple comes to stay for the night, they flew in from southern England after a 4.30am start. They will be staying in the islands for a week.