El Fugitivö

The Outer Hebrides are a collection of islands way, way, way off the west coast of Scotland.  We took a boat from Oban to visit the islands of Barra, Vatersay, Eriskay, South Uist, Benbecula, North Uist, Bernaray, Harris, Lewis and Great Bernera.

My Dad always used to recite a little rhyme:         The Earth belongs unto the Lord         And all that it contains         Except the Kyles and the Western Isles         And they are all MacBrayne's

Calanais is on the isle of Lewis and is famous for its standing stones.  Stones have been standing there for over 5000 years and the site is older than Stonehenge.  The stones are smaller and finer than the huge pillars of Stonehenge and are very beautiful.  We visited Calanais this summer on a wonderful bike ride where we visited most of the inner and outer Hebrides.