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ERISKAY wander

ERISKAY wander


Postby blueyed » Fri Jul 13, 2012 6:08 pm

Route description: Eriskay beach and hill circuit

Date walked: 25/04/2012

Time taken: 2 hours

Distance: 5 km

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just a short wander on eriskay in the meantime of waiting for barra ferry.
if you have few spare minutes (an hour maybe, or two..) take a walk in the harbour area - it's nice, especially the beach.

here are some pics from this little island

welcome to eriskay -the causeway
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wild horses os eriskay AKA eriskay ponies taking over the village. beware, they look nice but are known for their bad temper ;)
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driving to the ferry harbour
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beach at the harbour
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taking the ferry to barra
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more pics from eriskay: http://around-scotland.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/eriskay
more pics from the outer hebrides: http://around-scotland.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/outer%20hebrides
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