March 2008

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• 2008 Outer Hebrides

  That’s island life

  03.13.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  An early start. Up to catch the bus to Aird Mhor jetty to catch the ferry to Eriskay, only to find it cancelled due to high winds. “Come back at noon,” the bus driver translated the ferry-hand’s sweeping pseudo-semaphore from the on-ramp where we stood. “That’s island life,” shrugged the only other [...]

• 2008 Outer Hebrides

  Swept away

  03.12.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Much is made of Barra being this encapsulated summary of all that’s good about the Hebrides: beaches, history, scenery, great hikes, friendly people, etc. So where to begin? Excited by the prospect of piles of rocks thousands of years old, I made my way north up the island, past the airport that uses [...]

• 2008 Outer Hebrides

  Unflushable

  03.10.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Governed by logistical details, bordering on paranoia, I still manage to have fun; and more often than not, things work out in the end anyway. Case in point: the weather. Basically all my posts leading up to the trip have had to do with securing waterproof pants, given the schizophrenic North Atlantic weather. [...]

• 2008 Outer Hebrides

  Divine mission

  03.08.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Another nick-of-time sprint for Victoria Coach Station landed me on the overnight to Glasgow, where I’d be catching another bus to Oban: quaintly seaside and port for the 5-hour Calmac ferry that would, nearly 24 hours after the initial dash, deposit me in the village of Castlebay, Barra, from where I’d begin my trip northward. [...]

• 2008 Outer Hebrides

  Swish swish

  03.04.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  My replacement waterproof ski-cum-hiking trousers arrived today, so I don’t need to pack the corset anymore. Supreme-o waistband satisfaction as I swish-swish my way through the Hebridean sleet. Now I have to figure out whether to take the 70L or 60L backpack, since these new comfort pants take up half the pack I [...]

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Junkies for that feeling you get just before you board a plane, train, or automobile for somewhere other than here, we're seeing as much of the world as we can, staying one step ahead of the trifecta spectre (trispectre?) of security, progeny and mortgages.

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