Cycling The Hebridean Way: Day 10

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Today was a bit of a transitory day; moving from the business of cycling the Hebridean Way to thinking about the long journey back home. But it did have its moments, starting with a 6am paddle / wash in the sea. That was an envigorating way to start the day. I returned to the tent to make coffee but within minutes the tent had been surrounded byโ€ฆ cows! They can be dangerous animals so with this thought in mind, my tent was packed up in record time and I was heading – tentatively – towards the gate.

Cycling The Hebridean Way: Day 9

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A memorable end to the day, wild camping next to the beach, crashing waves and the setting sun at the north-western extremity of the Outer Hebrides. Perhaps even Britain. I arrived at the Butt of Lewis at around 4pm, the end of the Hebridean Way. My only regret that they didnโ€™t manage to place the metal sign to mark the end of the route in a more photogenically accommodating positionโ€ฆ

Cycling The Hebridean Way: Day 8

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The headline of today is that, such was my progress on the bike, I am within 40km of the Butt of Lewis. And such was the weather today that, frankly, who wouldnโ€™t want to cycle across some of Britainโ€™s most spectacular landscapes to get to this point? My plan had been minimal; head north along the Hebridean Way and sort out accommodation later. Thatโ€™s a formula that has never let me down and (spoiler alert) it didnโ€™t do so today. I am now happily fed and watered on the small, friendly but quite busy site at Shawbost on the western side of Lewis.

Cycling The Hebridean Way: Horgabost

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Here’s the plan for my trip to the Outer Hebrides… …and here’s a podcast I made about cycling the Hebridean Way prior to setting off: More episodes of The Cycling Europe Podcast can be found on this page of CyclingEurope.org. And finally, since you’ve made it this far, […]

Cycling The Hebridean Way: Day 7

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Tonightโ€™s instalment of this trip to the Outer Hebrides will be brought to you mainly through the medium of video. Someone asked why I didnโ€™t add a narration to these videos. Well, it adds an extra level of complexity to do so but, as the wind today was light (anything above a gentle breeze causes horrible distortion on the iPhone microphone), Iโ€™ve added a few comments as youโ€™ll hear when you listen.

Cycling The Hebridean Way: Day 6

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Of all the islands that I have so far visited on this trip, the island of North Uist has been the least unexpected. Thatโ€™s not a criticism, just an acceptance that what I cycled through today gave me pretty much all the things that come to mind when […]