24th April 05 - Eriskay, South and North Uist
A splendid day. Beautifully sunny.
Started with tender to shore in Eriskay. Then a drive of about 20 miles along
the causeways to South Uist for a walk along the white sand beach where we saw a
lovely Altantic grey seal. Then a "picnic". Well, a picnic with white
table cloths and silver service!
In the afternoon we climbed up to the trig point in the middle of North Uist for
a wonderful panoramic view. We saw a Golden Eagle, harriers and wild deer.
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| On the tender at Eriskay. |
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| At the start of the South Uist walk |
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| The beach at South Uist |
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| Atlantic grey seal on South Uist beach. Soon after we walked by he made his way back to the sea. |
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| Panorama from South Uist beach |
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| North Uist |
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| The "locherns" and some excavated peat bogs on North Uist |
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| Fishing boat in harbour at North Uist at the end of the walk |
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