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  • St. Kilda View & Traigh-stir

    Looking out from North Uist towards St Kilda, Outer Hebrides

    St Kilda Viewpoint

    It was a stunning day in North Uist and I drove up a hill to take a peak of St Kilda – there actually is a St Kilda Viewpoint in North Uist.

    Looking out from North Uist towards St Kilda, Outer Hebrides

    I didn´t use the telescope, which seemed a bit old and rusty, but my binoculars and actually was able to see St Kilda somewhere over there.

    Looking out from North Uist towards St Kilda, Outer Hebrides

    Traigh-stir

    Traigh stir in North Uist and a view of St Kilda, Outer Hebrides.

    Afterwards, it was time for the beach and if you look closely at this image, you will see the archipelago of St Kilda on top of the horizon.

    Traigh stir in North Uist and a view of St Kilda, Outer Hebrides.

    Hosta Beach (Traigh-stir) is such a stunning beach with great waves – must be amazing to surf there.

    Traigh stir in North Uist and a view of St Kilda, Outer Hebrides.

    Traigh stir in North Uist and a view of St Kilda, Outer Hebrides.

    Traigh stir in North Uist and a view of St Kilda, Outer Hebrides.

    Traigh stir in North Uist and a view of St Kilda, Outer Hebrides.

    Traigh stir in North Uist and a view of St Kilda, Outer Hebrides.

    Traigh stir in North Uist and a view of St Kilda, Outer Hebrides.

     

  • One last round – St Kilda

    We made the last round around the St Kilda islands and stacks, where the men of St Kilda used to, came in the summertime to hunt birds. It is hard to imagine that they stayed in these rocky places in tiny bothies, sometimes for weeks or once even for months.

    Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago. Visiting the stacks and islands and all the birds colonies.
    Stac Lee
    Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago. Visiting the stacks and islands and all the birds colonies.
    Looking back towards Hirta and Soay

    Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago. Visiting the stacks and islands and all the birds colonies.

    Every year thousands of Puffins, Gannets and other birds spend their summer in the St Kilda archipelago to breed.

    Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago. Visiting the stacks and islands and all the birds colonies.Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago. Visiting the stacks and islands and all the birds colonies.

    Suddenly the clouds started to come in and the sea got a bit wilder.

    Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago. Visiting the stacks and islands and all the birds colonies.Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago. Visiting the stacks and islands and all the birds colonies.

    Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago. Visiting the stacks and islands and all the birds colonies.
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    Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago. Visiting the stacks and islands and all the birds colonies.Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago. Visiting the stacks and islands and all the birds colonies.Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago. Visiting the stacks and islands and all the birds colonies.Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago. Visiting the stacks and islands and all the birds colonies.Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago. Visiting the stacks and islands and all the birds colonies.Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago. Visiting the stacks and islands and all the birds colonies.Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago. Visiting the stacks and islands and all the birds colonies.Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago. Visiting the stacks and islands and all the birds colonies.

    Our boat ride back to Harris was a bit rougher and wilder than in the morning, but we arrived save and sound in Leverburgh. Accompanied by this guy for quite a while.

    Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago. Visiting the stacks and islands and all the birds colonies.

  • Bye Hirta – St Kilda

    Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago.

    Back down in the village, our time on Hirta was almost over. I met some of the others and the rangers in front of the Manse and we spent the time chatting. The anniversary ladies were telling us more about their work party 50 years ago and the rangers told us about living half the year on Hirta.

    Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago.
    The anniversary ladies and ranger Sue

    Almost everyone going up the hills had encounters with the bird bullies, but at least we had some stories to tell.

    Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago.

    Our time in Hirta was over, we went back to our boat and started a little round around the St Kilda archipelago.

    Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago.

    The old pier while I was waiting for my turn to go back to the boat.

    Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago.

    The two rangers waved us goodbye and maybe had some fun about our bird encounters. Regarding birds, St Kilda or the cliffs of St Kilda are home to around 1 million sea birds: Puffins, Fulmar, Gannets, Shearwater, Petrel, Kittiwake and Shags – they helped the St Kildians survive and are still breeding there today.

    Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago.

    A gannet flying by – more to come..

    Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago.

    Looking back on Hirta and village bay.

    Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago.

    Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago.

    Soon we were surrounded by big swarms of birds – all the puffins one can imagine.

    Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago.

    Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago.

    We were making our way around Hirta.

    Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago.

    Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago.

    Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago.

    Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago.

    It was shortly before the end of the breeding season and the birds went back to the sea.

    Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago.

    Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago.

    Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago.

    Saying good bye to Hirta, the biggest islands of the St Kilda archipelago.

    After a day full of calm water and sunshine, the first clouds started to set in. We were warned that the weather could change pretty quickly, we soon should be expiring that.