Day 9 Thursday 2 July 2015
I set off from the Gatliff hostel and spent some time in the chapel, church and burial grounds, together with Commonwealth war graves which are literally next to the hostel.
I decided to follow the beach as much as possible so most of the day was spent striding along the coast, detouring inland at a few red 'danger areas'.
I moved from North to South enjoying amazing views of the sea and the as always luminescent sky to my right and mountains to my left.
I bumped into a family from Milngavie I had met at the hostel, after a few hours, and as I approached the causeway to Eriskay many hours later a car behind me slowed down and offered me a lift, it was the Milngavie family, I politely declined and laughed!
Between West and East Kilbride as I made my way round the bottom of South Uist a storm came towards me and as it reached me, then headed north.
I crossed the causeway and arrived on Eriskay. I climbed up and over a hill to escape from the road, and turned inland to find the pub marked on the map.
I had tea in the Am Politician, then pitched my tent above the Prince's beach where Bonny Prince Charlie first set foot in the Outer Hebrides. There were a few wild campers along this stretch of coastline, all perfectly content with the views and the stillness of the evening.
I had a paddle in the blue sea to wash and soothe my feet and slept well listening to the waves.
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