As a comparison Lewis generally has a lower, more gentle profile with more peat bogs and heather. Harris seems to be almost all hills, some quite steep and high. The Atlantic side (west) of both has golden beaches, the east side being more rugged. Walked a while on splendid Luskentyre Beach; Chuck and I had walked there with a tour and I'd forgotten about it until our host brought it up this morning. Long, deep and golden, 'splendid' barely covers it!
Returning to the car, we came upon this profusion of yellow iris!
I am terribly sad to tell you that at this point the sky thickened. Fortunately we could take photographs of tombs and stones inside St. Clements Church in Rodel.
We lunched around the corner at Rodel Hotel, pretty much the southern tip of the Isle of Harris. I had venison pate with freshly-baked oatcakes followed by cherry crumble with cream! Sorry I forgot to photograph the food!
After lunch, rain began falling in earnest-- limiting our photo ops--but lessened again near 'home.'
A splendid day! If we let a little drizzle stop our roaming, what's the point? There are still places to go and sights to see. So I missed some photographs but will have more than enough! Hope your day was as good as mine!
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