outer hebrides // scotland
dunes on either side . THIS PAGE [ CLOCKWISE ] Braving the icy waters of Huisinish ; Find a peaceful escape amidst the wild nd most spectacular beaches on Harris ; The Calanais Standing Stones are one of Scotland ’ s most magnificent and bestlithic monuments .
Callanish ( Calanais ) Standing Stones . At 5,000 years old , they pre-date both Stonehenge ’ s larger sarsen stones and the Egyptian pyramids . Thrilling as the cold-water swimming was for my wife , it was the afterglow that really overwhelmed us , and no more so than at Bosta . We sat enveloped by a huge , fauxfur-lined Osprey swimmer ’ s coat , sipped hot tea , munched well-travelled Carman ’ s muesli bars and basked in the tranquillity of it all . Bosta was devoid of people and trash . Just clear , light-blue wavelets cleansing the oat-white sand so languidly it was as if they were half asleep . We were the only evidence of human presence . As we sat , drinking in the serenity and feeling warmth flowing back through our bodies , a pair of white-tailed eagles came into view , wheeling gracefully over the rocky headland . We silently bottled up the beauty and peace of that scene , storing it to help us through any tough times that might lie ahead .
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