Lewis - Outer Hebrides

Callanish standing stones.

Famous Stornoway Black Pudding for breakfast.

Northern tip of Lewis: Port Nis

Everything is closed on a Sunday - even the play parks.

At play on a Sunday - oops...

Harris - Outer Hebrides

Yup, it's a Harris Tweed cap.

Our beautiful campsite at the "end of the world".

Isle of Skye

Ferry from Harris arriving in Uig Bay.

View of Uig Bay (our campsite to the right of the photo).

Ben reading his beloved Katie Morag book in the most perfectly apt setting.

Philip trying out Heather Ale.

Ben was 8 for the day and was delighted to accompany dad on the Talisker distillery tour.

We set off in fear of the dreaded midges, but our Mosi-guard seems to have done the trick on the few occasions that we did encounter these pesky swarms.

The Uig campsite dog, nicknamed "Champion" and befriended by Benanna.

Kinlochleven

Not a bad little view of Loch Leven from our campsite pitch in Kinlochleven near Glencoe.

Mussels from the loch just off the braai.

And cousin Christopher "popped" over from Elgin for supper.

Edinbugh - Family and Friends

Daddy and daughter at Pizza Express in Leith.

Meeting Jean's neighbours, Sophie and Joshua Chapman (and their parents,Claire and Rufus). Coincidentally, Claire was at Rhodes while I was there and is also Helen Pfister's cousin!

Going for a walk at Crammond.

South Queensferry with Jean, Chris and Mike.

Jean's neighbour gave the kids a tubful of glass beads when we arrived and they were an instant hit and became everybody's stand-by entertainment.

Annie cuddling up to Jean's (fake) dog, Magnus.

The Geeks.

Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Ben meeting the first female Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, after listening to her reading from her latest children's anthology (which was conveniently on sale afterwards).

Lunch between shows with Philip's aunt, Jean.

Coffee on the High Street.

Meeting Snow White and Prince Charming (Youth Ballet dancers) after a show.

Hippy chick Anna getting into the swing of things.