The next morning was grey and rainy and also time to,
reluctantly, move on. I hadn't booked the ferry over to Eriskay deciding to go
for the second ferry of the day at 09:30 (the first being at about 07:00), the
idea was that if it was full we could explore the area and wait for the next
one. As it was there were 3 cars, a campervan, half a dozen bikes and the bin
lorry on there so there was plenty of space for us. According to the regulars
you sometimes see whales on that journey. Not today, all we saw was rain and
dark grey clouds.
Otter Sculpture at the Ferry Terminal
By the time we landed in Eriskay the rain had stopped and
there was a hint of sunshine but a brisk breeze was making its presence known.
We drove round to Balla and parked the car. What was going
to be a short walk round the headland turned into round the headland, onto the
beach and all the way round the bay ending up back at the ferry terminal. And
then we had to walk all the way back again! We bypassed the car and carried on
up the road to the Eriskay Post Office and General Stores to pick up some bits
for a late lunch.
Looking back to Croft No2 and Spagen
On the beach with Ferry Terminal in the background
Arctic Tern
Once lunch had been eaten the tide had gone out enough for
the beach at Balla to appear and Hilda had a great time chasing her ball on a
rope up and down. But eventually the breeze drove us back to the car and we
made the short trip up and over the causeway to South Uist and the Kilbride
Campsite where we were booked in for 3 nights.
