Scarp SwimCamp - 23.08.2021

Fantastic SwimCamping outing in Harris on Monday, firstly walking over the hill path from the Huisinis jetty to Traigh Mheilein with Stuart, Lynne, Colin and Max. The views along the way are just stunning. Stuart and myself then swam across to Scarp and we met a couple working on one of the houses there. They turned out to be the owners of the island. After a nice chat we found somewhere to set camp before going for a walk round the side of the island. It's a majestic coastline (apart from all the waste washed ashore as well as the polystyrene cave) and was slightly eerie with the slow incoming fog which made us return to base ahead of schedule, but better to be safe than sorry. The midgies were also rife and my new midge head net was rubbish, think I'll buy local next time. Tuesday morning showed no wind at all so as the midges were out again, we packed our kit and headed into the sea, towing our rucksacks behind us on the way to the jetty at Huisinis and to the car. Thankfully a wee breeze there while we got changed before heading back to Lewis. A superb time watching kayakers paddle pass by as we were setting up camp and a couple of dolphins on Monday evening as well as the usual gannets diving for fish, which reminds me that we saw a fish jumping well out of the water a few times. Am sure we'll be back to Scarp many more times yet. Some photos by Stuart & Colin.
Click here for link to the YouTube Video from the outing.