Off to the Outer Hebrides!

We took our time this morning getting ready and checking out as we had plenty of time to kill before we caught the ferry to the Isle of Barra (Outer Hebrides). We really enjoyed this B&B - The Shian. Our host was Sandra and she was fantastic. One of my favorite places we stayed during our trip. She was very accommodating, welcoming, and the house was immaculate.

Once out and about we went searching for a laundromat as we were hoping to wash some clothes, but we didn't have any luck. Good thing we still have plenty of clean clothes left because there won't be anywhere to do laundry on the outer isles. So we spent a few hours wandering, shopping, eating seafood from a little takeout hut on the waterfront, then of course we had to grab a drink at a pub!

By this time it was getting close to 2:30pm and time to line up for the ferry. The ferry ride was 7 hours! Normally it is a 5 hour trip, but one day a week it stops in Lochboisdale (on Barra), then back to Castlebay where we were getting off. Unfortunately, the only day for us to make the journey was today - on the long haul. The transit didn't actually seem that long. We sat in the pub area, read our books, chatted, ate dinner, etc. Before we knew it we were in Castlebay. We arrived in Castlebay around 10:30pm. It was dark so we couldn't see what it looked like. We went straight to the hostel we were staying in and went right to bed.

These two photos are of Lochboisdale.