We had no idea of the delights which awaited us as we set off to the west coast of Harris. It was around 5pm when we started along the single-track twisting road. The scenery was magnificent and quite out of the blue, we turned a corner and found before us the castle of Amhuinnsuidh. We stopped to look at the scenery which included a waterfall cascading into the loch. Salmon were jumping at the foot of the waterfall.
As we continued along the road to the west coast, we continued to take in the scenery as the sun started to set. At the end of the road is a village called Hushinish which has a beautiful deserted beach and a path which leads to the west-facing headland. We took this path armed with cameras and tripod and waited for that magical moment when the sun would set upon the sea.
However, it was quite bland so we decided to make our way back and take sunset shots over the hills instead. The long drive back to Kershader was taken at speed as we tried to reach the local restaurant before they stopped serving food - all to no avail as they closed early.This outing has got to rank as one of the best we made on the whole holiday.
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