First of all, the eagle-eyed amongst you will have spotted the deliberate mistake in the last post. I was so keen to alliterate the title that I forgot that lobsters are decapods, not tetrapods. You just can't get the staff...
Now, where was I? Oh yes...
We cycled south through the island of Benbecula, which is peppered with lochans and sea inlets. In places you can't tell whether there is more water than land or vice versa. An elderly couple came cycling in the opposite direction, complaining that they'd been battling a headwind for two days. We knew how they felt!
It was after 12 noon when we got to the junction for the next islands, so instead of turning off we carried on to South Uist where we knew there was a café. Imagine our surprise to find that Sarah Palin runs it! Yes folks, if you thought the controversial Governor of Alaska had been keeping a low profile recently, it's because she's running Mary's Café just over the causeway on South Uist. She served us with battered haggis & chips plus a sample of battered white pudding. Only a few thousand calories...
We retraced our footsteps to visit the island of Griomasaigh (another causeway) and then three tiny islands, which were so small I decided they couldn't count, linking to Eilean na Cille. There were Redshanks and Oystercatchers everywhere. I have so many photographs, but I can only post the ones on my iPhone whilst I'm away. When I get home I'll try to post a selection of the best!
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