Green Ginnel

Looks like the ivy will take over this ginnel soon.

Fisher of Dreams

This sculpture is sited along one of the city cycle tracks and is titled The Fisher of Dreams. The project was funded by a millennium community art scheme and the design chosen by local people. A nearby plaque notes:
The tranquil fisher, deliberately neither male nor female, dreams his (or her) dreams by the river bank, of a time when the 'Flying Scotsman' still steamed over this bridge. Everything seems idyllic - but just remember it is when all seems right with the world, that there is a dog behind you, peeing on your bike!

The Gap

A last view of St Kilda for a while, this is the village looking towards The Gap with Conachair on the left and Oiseval on the right. We walked up to the summit of Mullach Mor, along the top of Conachair, and across the ridge at the back of this view. Over that ridge the highest sea cliffs in the UK plunge 1400ft down to the sea below. A stunningly beautiful walk.

Village Street

View along the Village street on St Kilda. The closest stones are the remains of a Black House where humans and animals lived together, next to that is a restored 1860 house.

Village Bay

Our first view of Village Bay on Hirta the largest island of the St Kilda group. The white buildings on the right are the restored Manse, Church and Schoolhouse. The modern building are what remain of the military presence, and behind them the restored 1860 houses are mixed in with the ruins of the old black houses. Spreading up the hills behind are the ever present stone storage huts known as cleits, over 1000 of them, dotted around the island.

Islands on the Edge of the World

GG&G has been travelling to one of the remotest parts of the United Kingdom. This was the final approach to our mist shrouded destination after many hours at sea, any suggestions?

Zest!

Bright colours and a slightly eccentric choice of racing cycle....... See more examples of zest here