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- Surprising trail signage south of Carinish.
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- Bizarre pockmarked landscape looking towards Beinn na Coille
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- The Community Forest is something of a work in progress.
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- Bonus breakfast in the rather genteel Langass Lodge. Arctic Skua was a hike tick through the lounge window as I ate this.
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- More Hebridean weather incoming…
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- Derelict vehicles are everywhere in the Outer Hebrides but at least this one at Lochmaddy is growing tomatoes.
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- A swamp with a view on Beinn Mhor, Berneray behind.
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- Ramshackle stile in otherwise impassable deer fence.
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- Final view of North Uist from the shoulder of Beinn Mhor.
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- You could be anywhere…
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- One of Scotland’s less effective deer fences at Langass.
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- The bushes around these lochans were full of Stonechats, chinking away to each other in the strengthening sunshine.
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- Classic Outer Hebrides at Blathaisbhal.
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- Rejoining the trail, we find a nice, clear turf path, coming presumably from Carinish.
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- Stone circle on Croanabhal, Beinn Langass ahead to right.
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- Pobull Fhinn stone circle. ‘Where?’, I hear you cry.
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- There may have been no hot drinks in the Calmac terminal but somebody had left e a very useful Cliff Richard DVD.
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- HW sign at Berneray ferry terminal.
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- Gatliff Trust Hostel on Berneray
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- Causeway to Berneray.
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- Dun an Sticer, the Fort of the Skulker, is that small green island. On the right behind, Beinn Mhor.
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- Hope the tide doesn’t come in while I’m skulking…
