"The way that sheep looked at me was the last straw."
I entered a travel writing competition on the Wanderlust website. The theme was weather and I wrote about my experiences cycling in awful weather on the Outer Hebrides. I did not win the competition, but you can read my entry on the Wanderlust website.
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Scotland has again been recognised for its outstanding scenery with an award for Lewis and Harris from TripAdvisor. They were voted number one of the ten best islands in Europe. Two other Scottish islands made it to the list- Orkney and Isle of Mull. Top 10 islands in Europe 1 Lewis and Harris, Scotland, UK 2 Naxos, Greece 3 Island of Gozo, Malta 4 Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, UK 5 Milos, Greece 6 Cephalonia, Greece 7 Santorini, Greece 8 Island of Capri, Italy 9 Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK 10 Paros, Greece Lewis and Harris was also ranked the fifth best in the world. Here is the list: Top 10 islands in the world 1 Ambergris Caye, Belize 2 Providenciales, Turks and Caicos 3 Bora Bora, French Polynesia 4 Marco Island, Florida, US 5 Lewis and Harris, Scotland, UK 6 Naxos, Greece 7 Aitutaki, Cook Islands 8 Nosy Be, Madagascar 9 Easter Island, Chile 10 Ko Tao, Thailand Scotland also featured prominently in the UK’s best island list:
Top 10 islands in the UK 1 Lewis and Harris, Scotland 2 Mainland, Orkney, Scotland 3 Isle of Mull, Scotland 4 Jersey 5 Isle of Skye 6 Isle of Arran, Scotland 7 Isle of Man 8 Islay, Scotland 9 St Mary's, Isle of Scilly, England 10 Anglesey, Wales It is wonderful to see Scottish islands feature on these lists. I have cycled on all of the islands that have made these top ten lists and can attest to their beauty and fine range of things to see and do. I have written about my journey to Lewis to see the Callanish standing stones, pictured in the first image on this page. Although it was the stones that I was excited about seeing I ended up falling for the far north of the island at the Butt of Lewis with its lighthouse and crashing waves. |
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