Tag Archives: United Kingdom

Trotternish

Posted on 25 Jul 2013 by lornaofarabia

Inspired by our adventure yesterday (and undeterred by bad steps), we set out again today to explore Skye on foot. Today’s objective was Trotternish, the large peninsula at the north of the island. We hiked all day. We got a … Continue reading →

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No bad steps

Posted on 24 Jul 2013 by lornaofarabia

We are now on the Isle of Skye, aka “the misty isle.” Today we drove in our rental car along a series of nerve-racking single-track roads to the village of Elgol.  Our plan was to go on a hike described … Continue reading →

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South Harris

Posted on 23 Jul 2013 by lornaofarabia

Yesterday we left Stornoway and headed down to the Isle of Harris, which is actually the other end of the Isle of Lewis. Andreas and Kosta got off the bus in the main port town, Tarbert, to find a B&B … Continue reading →

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Stornoway man

Posted on 22 Jul 2013 by lornaofarabia

Where are you, Murdo? One of the things that keeps drawing me back to Lewis is the family connection. This is my third trip here. Each time I come armed with a little more information, but it’s never quite enough … Continue reading →

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Cam ye o’er frae France?

Posted on 21 Jul 2013 by lornaofarabia

Today Andreas and I had the very happy task of picking up our son Kosta at the Stornoway airport. Andreas hadn’t seen Kosta for more than two years; I saw him at Christmas, but that’s still too long ago in … Continue reading →

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HebCeltFest

Posted on 20 Jul 2013 by lornaofarabia

I am music-deprived in Ethiopia. I long for hot summer nights on the lawn at Jacksonville’s Britt Festival. Sure, I can hear regional ethnic Ethiopian music at Dimma restaurant any night of the week. And we have some teacher friends … Continue reading →

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Donald where’s yer troosers?

Posted on 19 Jul 2013 by lornaofarabia

Part of the reason we picked these particular dates to be on Lewis was so we could attend the Hebridean Celtic Festival. More about the festival tomorrow, but for now I’ll just say it’s a great place for kilt-spotting. Here … Continue reading →

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Mathain va

Posted on 18 Jul 2013 by lornaofarabia

Having proven myself unable to learn Arabic and Amharic, why would I think I could learn Gaelic?  Consistent failure doesn’t stop me from trying. About 60% of people in the western isles speak Scottish Gaelic. The highest proportion of Gaelic … Continue reading →

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Heart of Brave

Posted on 17 Jul 2013 by lornaofarabia

Woo hoo! Here we are in Lewis, land of my people! (the MacIver ones, anyway). We’ll be staying for a few days in Stornoway, the capital. This is also the land of the Disney film, Brave. I did not know … Continue reading →

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All the way to Ullapool

Posted on 16 Jul 2013 by lornaofarabia

A couple of days ago I happened to see a poster advertising a “Ferry and B&B Offer” in the window of the NorthLink ferry terminal. This offer turned out to be the best bargain we’ve encountered this summer. The morning … Continue reading →

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