In March 2020 after visiting my daughter who was studying at the University of Edinburgh, I headed out on a photo tour with a Scots photographer I’d known online for about 20 years. After a few days on the Isle of Skye we were to catch a ferry to the Outer Hebrides. But Covid restrictions were quickly getting very restrictive around the world, and we chose to end the trip, saying “See you next year at this time!”
Three years later, I’ve finally made it to the Isle of Lewis and Harris with Alister. We parked by a farm near Shawbost on the eastern coast of Lewis, and headed out on a boggy hike with plenty of sheep nearby. Soon the waves were exploding on the rocks.
Then we perched on the cliffs above Stac a Phris Arch to wait for sunset.
It’s only the Atlantic Ocean between Lewis and Newfoundland, Canada, and we watched the waves through the archway.
The sun got below the clouds and sent golden light.
More storm clouds came across the sun, and it was time to head back on a boggy walk at dusk.
Stac a Phris Arch, Isle of Lewis, Scotland