Tag: Ocean

Locals’ View of the White Beaches

When approaching the famous White Beaches on the coastal road from the south you will be greeted by views like this. Before driving a few hundred yards to scenes like this. Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

A small flock of local sheep on the hillside above Taransay Bay who enjoy this spectacular view across one of the beaches to the village of Luskentyre and the Harris hills beyond every day. Not sure if they appreciate it like I do LOL.

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Window Seat View

Back in the day I flew almost every week and my faithful Nikon D200 went with me in my handbag! I always tried to get a window seat. Sometimes with amazing views like this one. Sometimes it was cloudy or rainy – or I was over the wing:-( Once there wasn’t even a window!

Not so long ago when flying back to Germany from Edinburgh I was lucky enough to enjoy the late afternoon light reflecting on the North Sea with a wonderful smattering of tiny clouds far below. If you look carefully there is a tiny ship crossing too.

Captured from a commercial flight at about 10 000 metres or 33 000 ft above sea level.

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Miles of Magnificent Machir

Magnificent Machir Beach on the west coast of Islay is almost 2 miles long and so far away from it all.

Drive up the single track road and leave your car in the sandy parking area to walk down over the stream to the beach.
Most visitors stay and enjoy the area nearby but head off towards the cliffs in the distance and you will be almost alone.

Kilchoman, Machir or Machrie Beach (Tràigh Mhachir), Islay, Inner Hebrides, Argyll & Bute, Scotland.

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Turquoise Paradise

Breathe in that magnificent sea air and take an invigorating walk along the amazing Tràigh Mhòr beach.

2 miles of fine, golden sand with a view across the Minch and the Atlantic. If the sun is right you’ll get Caribbean turquoise waters like this as a reward. But remember it may rain, just as it did this day shortly afterwards.

Located near the hamlet of Tolsta, north of Stornoway on the east coast of the island.

Isle of Lewis / Eilean Leòdhais, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

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Luskentyre Must See Beaches

Sometimes ad hoc planning works:-)

Leaving Leverburgh on the bus to Stornoway I chose a west facing window seat to enjoy the amazing coastline. The angle of the sunlight played along. The bus driver sped along the narrow road which he’d seen hundreds of times before and I did my best to capture the breath-taking scenery underway. My mouth open in awe several times.

Luskentyre, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

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Peaceful Atlantic Dawn

On my trips to Port Charlotte on the inner Hebridean island of Islay, I often got up before dawn and walked to the tiny harbour to enjoy the sunrise and stunning views across Loch Indaal. Once I came face to face with a deer wandering through the silent village, as much surprised to see me as I was her. Other times an otter swam nearby or fish jumped out of the waters.

On this morning I loved the subtle dawn light towards the Oa Peninsula across the sea loch.

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