Next we spent a couple of days in the company of Ian, Emma, Ellen and Neave who were campervanning in the opposite direction. We found that the toy swaps, toddler playmates and additional adult conversation gave us all a bit of a break!

A day at Howmore (Tobha Mor) and adjacent sandy beach/estuary gave us a good flavour of the flat, bleak and wild west coast of the island. Monday was cloudier and we explored the sea lochs of the east coast, though the highlight was an art installation consisting of tractor seats, whale bones and a curved wall, which Ellen and Jess decided was an excellent playground.

Our first real wet day saw us trying to work out how to family camp in the rain, but the preparation turned out not to be needed as it stopped raining at lunchtime and the wind dried everything off in no time (just as we were contemplating having to tumble dry our nappies for the first time ever). A (mostly) driving tour of a few remaining places of interest, plus a stores replenish, filled the day nicely.