Tag Archives: Western Isles

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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Danger down under in Australian seaside resort (Rousse)

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Dreamaticus

Tigers roamed the street of the Australian seaside resort where my colleague and I were conducting some research. ‘Isn’t this rather dangerous?’ I asked a local. ‘No’, he replied, ‘It’s very rare that any of the tigers attack anyone’. We … Continue reading →

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Train travel on the Isle of Lewis (Rousse)

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Dreamaticus

The guest house was now on two sites, one managed by the husband and the other by the wife. As a consequence, TPR and I were split up and slept apart. Draped in a pale blue cashmere jumper lent to … Continue reading →

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Hebridean pursuits: cycling, flying, and wildlife (Rousse)

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Dreamaticus

We met the French cyclists when they came off the North Uist ferry. Exhausted and soaked, they were not happy tourists. We agreed that the Hebridean weather was not the easiest and, as illustration, I demonstrated how I could launch … Continue reading →

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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.

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Saved by the South Uist Sheepdog Trials (Rousse)

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Dreamaticus

We were honoured to be allowed to observe the archaeological dig. Afterwards the young man in charge asked if he could commandeer our tandem to ride a little further north to another site. We said that this would be fine, … Continue reading →

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A time travel trip to the Isle of Lewis (Rousse)

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Dreamaticus

I travelled back in time to my favourite guest house on the Isle of Lewis where the computers looked at least a decade out of date, and what I knew as a toilet block was a tumbled down black house.

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Stornoway Calmac services dropped in favour of cargo runs to Iceland (Rousse)

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Dreamaticus

The Caledonian MacBrayne services from the Isle of Lewis to Ullapool had been greatly reduced: the unprofitable route across the Minch was barely worth running now that Stornoway was a major port for container ships bound for Iceland. So we … Continue reading →

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A rally driving experience for Rousse

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I was waiting outside Birdham St James church for the instruction to change into my wedding outfit when TPR asked me to accompany him and our brother-in-law RH to the Isle of Lewis. I jumped into the car, and before … Continue reading →

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Translator sets up home in “lawless” Stornoway (Rousse)

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I envied my friend J’s new life on the Isle of Lewis. She set herself up in a small bedsit where she worked as a translator. She offered several languages, including Gaelic. However, although I hankered after J’s new Hebridean … Continue reading →

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