Coffee & steps

The morning started with late breakfast, and a tsunami of hot coffee and coffee grains caused by Lesley's clumsiness. It went all over the kitchen area and ended with feverish washing of the precious van curtain, pillow, pillowcase, drying up cloth, hairband, etc. Nic wiped valiantly while L washed. 

At least the campsite has a drying room, warm and woody and comforting. Not something we've seen before, very useful. Apparently it rains a lot here and walkers get wet. After a whole day in the room, most of our stuff was dry.

It was twelve by the time we escaped coffee grain hell. We set off walking towards the Corran ferry, a large vessel which plies across a small but very tidal neck of water.

Foot passengers go free. 

On the other side we walked through pretty scenery and into woodland by the water's edge,  and found a fine bench for lunch, pork pie and sandwich. 

We mosied through the woodland and by a small crofting village, and back to the ferry. At one point we saw the campsite on the other bank, and the dark shape that was our own dear van. We paid homage to the lighthouse, and to a dead dragonfly. 

We had hoping to visit the pub by the ferry but sadly it was shut until 4pm. So we enjoyed the ferry ride and walked back to the van for tea and half a stroopwafel plus fruit & nuts. 

Then we discovered that CalMac have rescheduled our big ferry to Barra tomorrow. It is an early start to avoid big winds later. So it was a push to drop the rubbish, empty the loo and collect the drying stuff, to make things quicker in the morning.

We decided after 2 nights eating boatfood we would walk to a nearby (20 min) restaurant, Roam West, for a hot dinner and a drink. Very pleasant it was, too. We've been incredibly lucky with the weather today, no rain on us and some spells of hot sunshine. 15,500 steps is quite a step up (ho ho).