Tag Archives: Lewis

Food shortages in the Outer Hebrides (Rousse)

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Dreamaticus

It was well-known that this was the last season that the bed and breakfast on the Isle of Lewis would be welcoming guests, and for this reason it was mobbed. Most visitors were returning guests, keen to relive the fun … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bed and breakfast, chalet, crème caramel, diet, diner, dinner, fish and chips, food, guest, guest house, Hebrides, isle, Lewis, maid, outer, portion, pudding, sand, shack, shop, shortage, steak, TPR, veal, visitor | Leave a comment

Viking ship spotted off the Isle of Lewis (Rousse)

Posted on November 24, 2018 by Dreamaticus

On a far northern shore of the Isle of Lewis the locals built a snowman – the size of a house. They saved it from melting over the summer months by topping it up with ice from their domestic freezers. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Atlantic, bag, car, coast, freezer, Hebrides, ice, island, isle, Lewis, local, military, ride, road, ship, snowman, summer, trip, Viking | Leave a comment

Selfish guests in the Outer Hebrides (Rousse)

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Dreamaticus

The first bus across the Isle of Lewis ran late so we missed our connection to Harris. Rather than wait for the next service, TPR, SM and I gave up on our trip south and returned to our bedrooms in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bedroom, bus, embarrassment, guest, Harris, holiday-maker, house, isle, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, proprietor, selfish, service, Uig | Leave a comment

Abandoned in a fabulous Hebridean folk bar (Rousse)

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Dreamaticus

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged abandon, doctor, Hebridean, Hebrides, holiday, island, Isle of Lewis, Lewis, outer, Outer Hebridean, snow, Stornoway, tourist | Leave a comment

Rivals vie for boat trip business from Miavig, Isle of Lewis (Rousse)

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Dreamaticus

There was a new company offering boat trips from Miavig on the Isle of Lewis. However, I was sure that it would soon go out of business because it failed to adhere to health and safety requirements. For example, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged boat, business, cling, envy, guest, handle, health, house, Lewis, Miavig, Pabay, picnic, rib, rival, safety, trip, Uig | Leave a comment

Radiation transforms terrier into reptile (Rousse)

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Over the summer I used Branxton as my base, and popped into Berwick High School periodically to use the facilities there for completing my project. The house was still full of interesting artefacts associated with my maternal ancestors, including trophies … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged achievement, achievements, ancestor, ancestors, artefact, artefacts, artifact, artifacts, Berwick, Berwick High School, black, Branxton, bus, cousin, cousins, exposure, facilities, grandfather, Harris, high, high school, isle, Lewis, lizard, maternal, owner, passenger, permission, pet, pets, pool, project, radiation, reptile, school, service, step, stranger, strangers, summer, terrier, time, time travel, TPR, tranformation, transformation, travel, trip, trophies, trophy, volunteer, yellow | Leave a comment

A swim with dolphins in the Scottish islands (Rousse)

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Despite her advancing age, JG had popped out two baby daughters in two years. She told me this on the day that I swam across Uig Bay with my camera, accompanied by dolphins.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged baby, camera, daughter, daughters, dolphin, dolphins, Hebrides, island, islands, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scottish, swim, Uig Bay, Western Isles | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Lewis

Food shortages in the Outer Hebrides (Rousse)

Viking ship spotted off the Isle of Lewis (Rousse)

Selfish guests in the Outer Hebrides (Rousse)

Abandoned in a fabulous Hebridean folk bar (Rousse)

Rivals vie for boat trip business from Miavig, Isle of Lewis (Rousse)

Radiation transforms terrier into reptile (Rousse)

A swim with dolphins in the Scottish islands (Rousse)

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