Welcome to Mingulay, the second largest of the Bishop’s Isles in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, located about 12 miles south of Barra. I started my boat ride in Eriskay and went with Uist Sea Tours. It was a calm and fun boat ride, but on arrival at Mingulay, the fun stuff started! The boats are only allowed to land […]
I was in for a special treat – the Eriskay Pony Society offered a guided walk to see the ponies during the “Outer Hebrides Wildlife Festival”. I crossed the causeway from South Uist to Eriskay and met the rest of the group in front of the Eriskay shop and up the hill we went. It […]
It was time to say goodbye to Barra and continue my journey to Eriskay and then South Uist. It was a pretty stormy day and there was an orange warning for the ferry. So everyone in the little cafe at the ferry terminal was quite excited when we saw the ferry coming, a bit late […]