We spent 5 full days exploring Barra, mostly on the many beaches and rocky shorelines, as the weather was fantastic. One of our beach trips was to the airport – this is the first airport visit for Jess so she might have a strange idea of what airports are like.
We found the island’s highest point surprisingly full of flies, but had a wonderful lunch half way down. The last three days were hot and sunny, but the sea remained very cold.
The campsite was one of the best ever, with great views, sunsets and excellent access to a small sandy and rocky inlet, with lots of jellyfish.
Plopping (endlessly) 
Gneiss art 
Arty baby (Machair Claire) 
Beach number 1 (of many) 
Too wavey for paddling? 
Paddling by proxy 
Sandcastles, and sand potatoes 
Our new tent set up nicely 
In tents fun 
Airport watching 
Aeroplane! 
Wee hill on the northernmost part of Barra 
Beach baby 
Digging on Scurrival beach 
Vatersay 
Morning sandcastle – it got a lot hotter 
Arty shell 
Vatersay community cafe ice cream 
Cake for mummy and daddy 
Park with a view 
Swings! 
Arty boat 
Evening tootle to the local beach 
Rock hopping 
Silly games and staying up late 
Atlantic sunset 
Watching the sunset 
Late night view 
Beinn Sgurabhal 
Hill food 
Hill food for babies 
Descending from the highest point of Barra, with great views of Castlebay and beyond 
Arty jellyfish 
The obligatory washing shot – straight back into the routine from 2 years ago
There’s another day’s worth of Barra photos but we forgot to upload them, so they can wait for the next post…
Yellow Van Mountaineering 