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We had a fantastic time - thanks for asking!
Our ferry from Oban to Castlebay on the Sat night was delayed about half an hour so it 10pm when we drove off the ferry ..... in torrential rain.
We drove to our first site at Borve and met by the lovely Donald who asked us if we were really wanting to pitch a tent in the rain! He had remembered my email and that this was our first time and that we had a biggish tent so he directed us to a less exposed area of the site and we proceeded to get our tent set up which didn't take too long. Takes longer to do the pegs than it does to get the tent up!
That was the first of 6 nights camping - 2 in Borve, 2 in Shellbay in Benbecula and 2 in Laxdale holiday camp in Stornoway.
The first night in Castlebay , I did not sleep a wink. The winds were around 25-30mph and I lay in my sleeping bag remembering the comment a colleague made about a high tent in wind resembling someone scrunching a crisp packet all night long! I found myself going into survival mode - if the tent came down what should I do, how would we get out. The kettle of water on the hob was the highest item in the living area so that would be brought down etc etc.
The second night was just as windy but we had relaxed with a nice meal of smash, burgers and beans and had washed this down with a few glasses of red wine and that seemed to help me sleep like a log that night!
Third night was in Benbecula, the site itself was lovely and the facilities were great but Benbecula has very little hill cover and the site was fully exposed to the wind. So again, I hardly slept the first night to the extent that on the second evening I had cleared the car and reclined the seat and told my wife if she woke up and I wasn't there I would be in the car. But again I slept like a log in the second night.
Nights 5&6 in Stornoway were fine, very little wind and I slept soundly apart from getting wakened by barking dogs from a neighbouring farm that seemed to be kept outside barking 24/7.
The tent itself held up very well in the winds and rain. In fact in Stornoway we had to help a couple who had a small two person Vango tent with snapped poles! As well as the wind being challenging in a tent, it is even more challenging to try and erect, dismantle a tent in the wind! I think we tried different theories each time!
The Outer Hebrides themselves are fantastic although by far the Barra and Vatersay area are the nicest with the most stunning beaches I have ever seen in my life!
Benbecula was the complete opposite - desolate land that went as far as the eye could see, very few trees just water and marshy grass.
Would post some photos but I can't see how to do it this forum but here is a link to my photobucket if that's allowed
http://s1112.photobucket.com/user/Bobbyg69/library/Outer%20Hebrides%20May%202015?sort=9&page=1
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