Tag Archives: Hebrides

A low-level flight over Lindisfarne and the Hebrides (Rousse)

Posted on April 27, 2018 by

In a tiny plane the seven of us flew over the island of Lindisfarne, then the white sand beaches of a deserted isle of the Inner Hebrides. Our pilot took great pleasure in skimming the waves with the aircraft’s wheels. … Continue reading →

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Abandoned in a fabulous Hebridean folk bar (Rousse)

Posted on April 21, 2018 by

It no longer seemed such a shame that the doctor had banned me from cycling when we saw that the Isle of Lewis was covered in unseasonal snow. Instead we took one of the tourist coaches heading from the port … Continue reading →

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Hebridean hedgehog swimmers and dolphins (Rousse)

Posted on August 7, 2017 by

I watched the hedgehogs swim to the shore to settle on the Hebridean island, and patted a dolphin and her calf from my seat on the headland.

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Time-lapse Hebridean video (deleted) (Rousse)

Posted on February 6, 2017 by

The bathroom window provided a perfect frame for the Hebridean scene of highland cattle grazing beside the vast beach. Clouds raced across the sky overhead. I captured all this as a time-lapse video on my iPhone – then just as … Continue reading →

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Squeeze gig a hit at the Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh (Rousse)

Posted on November 7, 2016 by

TPR carried me on his back over the Hebridean beaches to our final destination of the Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh. Here everyone was having the time of their lives at a Squeeze reunion gig. Across the dance floor we spotted K. … Continue reading →

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Girl meets girl on Hebridean beach (Rousse)

Posted on September 17, 2016 by

I interviewed grown-up members of a boy band (established High Hall, University of Birmingham c 1983), took photos of the beautiful Hebridean beaches, and swam in the warm sea. When KA and I emerged from the water a tourist took … Continue reading →

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Rolls Royce and rural railway dilemmas (Rousse)

Posted on June 15, 2016 by

We were about to tuck into a big plate of fried bacon and black pudding at the communal table of the Hebridean guest house when we heard another party pull into the drive. They evidently had some problems parking the … Continue reading →

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