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Day 7. Lochmaddy to Berneray

Thursday 12th May 2022

Day 7 Schedule

Distance	Time		Elevation in meters
Km	Elapsed Hrs-Mins	Moving Hrs-Mins	Gain	Loss	Min	Max
17		5H00	250	250		160

Base map courtesy of www.explore-western-isles.com

Day 7 Actual

Distance	Time		Elevation in meters
Km	Elapsed Hrs-Mins	Moving Hrs-Mins	Gain	Loss	Min	Max
5.9	2H00	1H26	56	61	2	48

Fairy Knoll Walk and Picnic area

Jim & Lesley took the route to Loch Portain at this point;
I carried on up the road on an easier route

Turning right towards Berneray

The road to Berneray; Jim & Lesley route brought them between the
two peaks in the distance

Trumisgarry Post Box.... where I had lunch out of the wind!

Sue came past in the car as I was having lunch in Trumisgarry, so I hitched
a ride into Berneray to save walking along the long causeway

The Causeway

Berneray Shop & Bistro...... about the only place to eat except in your B&B,
and the Bistro is not open on Sundays. (Bookings necessary)

Welcome tea and cake when we arrived

West Beach, Berneray

Scotland has plenty of beaches, many of which have drawn comparison to those in tropical destinations thanks to their fine, white sand and clear blue or turquoise waters. Nowhere is this clearer than on the island of Berneray in the Outer Hebrides. The two main beaches on the island are the East and West Beach, with a picture of the latter once mistakenly featured on one of Thailand’s tourism board websites.

The website claimed that the picture, published in 2009, was of Kai Bae beach in Ko Chang District. The mix up was first recognized by Ian McNamara, a British resident of Kai Bae, who noticed that the mountains in the background of the photo weren't visible from the actual beach. After some research, it turned out that the picture used to advertise Kai Bae had been taken by John Kirriemuir in 2005, on Berneray’s West Beach. The mountains in the background were the Harris Hills all along.

Courtesy of https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/west-berneray-beach

It was horrendously windy!

An Oyster Catcher