Tag Archives: Outer Hebrides

Solo bikes, tandems, and trandems shelter from heavy Hebridean traffic (Rousse)

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Dreamaticus

The Isle of Harris was now such a popular holiday destination that hundreds of cars and camper vans surged through Tarbert and up into the hills whenever the CalMac ferry docked. The traffic was so heavy that all cyclists knew … Continue reading →

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Seal in a sand dune (Rousse)

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Dreamaticus

A free woman again, I was making up for lost time. My first assignation was with EF, a French engineer. We shared a white tandem ride along the East Lothian coast, comparing the beaches that we passed with others that … Continue reading →

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A motorcycle tour of the Outer Hebrides (Rousse)

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Dreamaticus

Three of us squeezed onto the tiny motorbike to tour the Outer Hebrides. BC was our driver, TPR sat at the back, and I was squeezed between the two of them. BC had no experience of winding single track roads. … Continue reading →

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Loch action at Langass Lodge (Rousse)

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Dreamaticus

RG bought a wing of Langass Lodge on North Uist. Here he would spent the rest of his days gazing out of the window of his wood-panelled quarters, checking the action on the loch.

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Natural amphitheatre hosts Champions League game in the Outer Hebrides (Rousse)

Posted on October 20, 2021 by Dreamaticus

I was excited to be in the crowd at an important Champions League match in the Outer Hebrides. The Liverpool team was about to come onto the pebbly pitch beneath the sea cave that served as a natural amphitheatre for … Continue reading →

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New York Times publishes coded message to run Trump out of town (Rousse)

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Dreamaticus

How could this be a holiday if I were sleeping at the lecturer’s desk in front of a class of thirty, all of whom were also extremely angry that the week of sunshine, sea and sand that they had been … Continue reading →

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When breasts head south (Rousse)

Posted on February 17, 2019 by Dreamaticus

I hadn’t expected to bump into London-based SW in the Outer Hebrides. Yet here she was, as large as life, all aglow in a bright orange, and very clingy, T shirt dress, lounging lazily on the seat of a bus … Continue reading →

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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 →

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A sweary surgeon and a croft for sale in the Outer Hebrides (Rousse)

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I parked out tatty car outside the lodge on RB’s massive estate. He’d paid for all this land and the mansion further up the drive with his earnings as an orthopedic surgeon. As anticipated, RB was not happy … Continue reading →

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Geordie Chinese chefs cook sausages in the Scottish islands (Rousse)

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Dreamaticus

All the kitchen staff in the Outer Hebridean guest house were Chinese Geordies, famous for their signature dish of pan-fried sausages.

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