Well over a year ago I read an article online about a folk music festival that took place in the outer Hebredies. What & where are the outer Hebredies, you ask? Why there are the islands off the northwest edge of Scotland, of course! I sent Bill the article, and we both decided, let's go! Fast forward a year later, and off we went!
The first leg of the tour included an eight hour drive northwest of Scotland to the wee town of Ullapool (Uh-lah-pool). The town is mostly a tourist hub for the large ferry that takes people to and from the northernmost island of the outer Hebredies, the Isle of Lewis.
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| Ullapool harbor |
The town square (yes, that's the whole of the town square in the picture below) contained a clock tower. Neither Bill nor I thought the clock tower was that magnificent, but we did notice something that we thought we would capture.
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| 10:00PM |
As you can see in the photo above, the lamp lights are on. That's because it's 10:00PM, but the sky is still fairly bright. So bright, in fact, that you can't tell much difference at 10:10 the next morning! The only difference being the lamp lights aren't lit.
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| 10:10 AM |
After our eight hour drive, we stayed in Ullapool two nights so that we could explore mainland Northern Scotland. Alas, our one full day in Ullapool was quite rainy.
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| Scottish Highlands by the Mensch |
We walked around the town and drove along the coast. It was a beautiful day, even though it was grey and damp for the majority of it. We had one high-flying adventure, which I'll write about in our next post. Stay tuned!
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| Remains of a fort, Scottish Highlands |
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