We are further north now than we have ever been before, on the ground at any rate! Checked a map, and we are further north than the southern tip of Norway! I hadn’t realised Britain went that far!

This is a very beautiful island. I hadn’t thought it would be as lovely as Skye, but it is. Different, but just as nice. The most famous attraction here is the Callanish Stone Circle.

We were lucky enough to get these lovely clouds on the first day we were here.

We hadn’t realised it was so close to civilization – you can see houses in the background.

The main town is Stornoway, a very romantic sounding name, but not a very exciting town.

South Beach Street – sounds exotic doesn’t it?

A Victorian pile, being transformed into a museum and heritage centre.

There are some lovely white sand beaches, the first sand we have seen in Scotland. All other beaches have been pebble or mud.

A sculpture based on one of the famous Isle of Lewis chess pieces. These were found in a stone box in a sand dune at a place called Uig in 1831, and are believed to be 12th century Norwegian. You can read about them on Google!

We haven’t really done the island justice, it has probably got as much beautiful scenery as the whole of Australia! Tomorrow we get the ferry to Ullapool, and will continue around the north coast.