Monday 11th July 2016 –
Stromness – Day 19
I am ill,
hang over from the whiskey consumption and awake at the crack of noon.
Walk into
town and the HS1 café for breakfast which consisted of cheese and ham toastie
with chips.
Went to the chandler’s but
they did not have a Hebridean flag and enquired at the harbour office whether a
berth was possible in the marina. No
chance, as it is folk festival week and we have to stay alongside the French yacht ‘Nemo’ on
Esplanade Quay.
Went shopping
in the Co-op and Argos before using the marina facilities; a wonderful shower
and brush up.
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| Ullapool Ferry |
A more
interesting walk around the harbour saw the Stornoway to Ullapool ferry leave.
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| Council Building |
The harbour
has this magnificent council building and an unusual feature of the street
names were all in Gaelic with the English equivalent in smaller letters
underneath.
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| Lewis Castle |
Across the
river stands Lewis Castle which is presently being renovated and houses the
local college. The grounds were being
taken over by large marques as a tented city was being erected for the festival
which starts on Thursday.
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| Stornoway |
From the
castle side there is this wonderful view over the town on this delightful
summer’s evening.
Back into the Royal
Hotel for a meal of haggis/black pudding starter, braised steak main course, a
fruit meringue for dessert, all very nice.
For the last
hour into the Harbour View to listen to young musicians playing their own brand
of folk music, mostly fiddle players and good.
On board for
23.00 and read the Sunday papers, an interesting day walking around the town.
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