Hebridean Way Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/hebridean-way/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Wed, 06 Aug 2025 07:57:43 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-favicon-160x160.jpg Hebridean Way Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/hebridean-way/ 32 32 2696646 The Hebridean Way – Stage 9 & 10: Lewis https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/08/the-hebridean-way-stage-9-10-lewis/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/08/the-hebridean-way-stage-9-10-lewis/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2025 14:02:42 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=46474 Onto Lewis After a comfortable night at the hostel and a scrambled egg on toast breakfast, I was feeling revived, clean and ready to go. So I was soon on my way, following the main road above the loch and crossing the border into Lewis. Although geographically a single landmass, Lewis and Harris are often...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/08/the-hebridean-way-stage-9-10-lewis/feed/ 4 46474 The Hebridean Way – Stage 7 & 8: Harris https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/08/the-hebridean-way-stage-7-8-harris/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/08/the-hebridean-way-stage-7-8-harris/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:18:00 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=46425 A Damp Start and the Battle with Midges It rained most of the night. I don’t get much sleep at the best of times, even at home in my own bed, but in a tent with the wind blowing and the rain lashing at the sides, there’s no hope. The wind did ease overnight though,...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/08/the-hebridean-way-stage-7-8-harris/feed/ 1 46425 The Hebridean Way – Stage 6: North Uist and Berneray https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/08/the-hebridean-way-stage-6-north-uist-and-berneray/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/08/the-hebridean-way-stage-6-north-uist-and-berneray/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2025 06:56:00 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=46392 All Alone It was all change today, as Anna would be heading home. We were, of course, up and ready to go earlier than we needed to be, but there wasn’t much point hanging around. We headed off towards Lochmaddy so that Anna could drop me off where I’d finished my walk yesterday. This time,...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/08/the-hebridean-way-stage-6-north-uist-and-berneray/feed/ 0 46392 The Hebridean Way – Stage 5: Grimsay & North Uist https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/08/the-hebridean-way-stage-5-grimsay-north-uist/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/08/the-hebridean-way-stage-5-grimsay-north-uist/#respond Mon, 04 Aug 2025 05:49:00 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=46353 More Islands Within four walks I’d already covered 64.8 miles of the 155-mile Hebridean Way. I’d visited five of the ten islands, and a bonus sixth by car, and was about to start day five with a quick trip from Benbecula across the causeway to Grimsay and then across another to North Uist. This was...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/08/the-hebridean-way-stage-5-grimsay-north-uist/feed/ 0 46353 The Hebridean Way – Stage 4: Benbecula https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/08/the-hebridean-way-stage-4-benbecula/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/08/the-hebridean-way-stage-4-benbecula/#respond Sun, 03 Aug 2025 13:57:00 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=46337 With three days of walking along the Hebridean Way under my belt, we were now getting into the swing of things. Having Anna supporting me in the hire car was making life easy and the whole experience good fun. The comfy bed and endless breakfast options from the B&B helped too. Progress was good and...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/08/the-hebridean-way-stage-4-benbecula/feed/ 0 46337 The Hebridean Way – Stages 2 & 3: Eriskay and South Uist https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/08/the-hebridean-way-stages-2-3-eriskay-and-south-uist/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/08/the-hebridean-way-stages-2-3-eriskay-and-south-uist/#comments Sun, 03 Aug 2025 07:53:03 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=46303 After another night at the hostel in Castlebay, we were up early for the bus to the Ardmhor Ferry Terminal on the far side of Barra. Over breakfast, Anna spotted a half-used gas canister on the free shelf — perfect, as I hadn’t been able to bring one on the flight. One less thing to...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/08/the-hebridean-way-stages-2-3-eriskay-and-south-uist/feed/ 1 46303 The Hebridean Way: Vatersay and Barra https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/08/the-hebridean-way-vatersay-and-barra/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/08/the-hebridean-way-vatersay-and-barra/#comments Sat, 02 Aug 2025 05:55:44 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=46279 We met a lovely German couple over breakfast at the hostel. We later found out their names were Stephanie and Christian, but for now, we were calling them “The Germans” — I don’t know what they called us!! They were also walking the Hebridean Way. They hadn’t organised a taxi to get to Vatersay though,...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/08/the-hebridean-way-vatersay-and-barra/feed/ 1 46279 A Return to the Outer Hebrides https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/08/a-return-to-the-outer-hebrides/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/08/a-return-to-the-outer-hebrides/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2025 10:59:29 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=46261 This post marks the beginning of a series documenting our return to the Outer Hebrides – retracing old steps, making new memories, and walking the full length of the Hebridean Way. Back in the Day The Outer Hebrides are one of our favourite places. I’ve been there a number of times to go surfing, windsurfing...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/08/a-return-to-the-outer-hebrides/feed/ 1 46261 Is It Worth It? Chasing Grams on the Hebridean Way https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/06/comfort-vs-kilos-on-the-hebridean-way/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/06/comfort-vs-kilos-on-the-hebridean-way/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2025 12:37:48 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=45886 I’ve been preparing for my summer hike along the Hebridean Way — a two-week, 155 mile adventure across Scotland’s wild Western Isles. With my gear laid out and spreadsheet open, I faced a familiar dilemma: how much is it really worth spending (or sacrificing) to save weight? My base weight is already around 8 kg — pretty lean for a trip...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/06/comfort-vs-kilos-on-the-hebridean-way/feed/ 2 45886 The Hebridean Way: A Simple Hike Made Complicated https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/05/the-hebridean-way-a-simple-hike-made-complicated/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/05/the-hebridean-way-a-simple-hike-made-complicated/#comments Fri, 30 May 2025 14:31:40 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=45847 My Next Long-Distance Thru-Hike: The Hebridean Way My next long-distance thru-hike is going to be the Hebridean Way, from Vatersay in the south of the Outer Hebrides to Stornoway in the north. As usual, I’ll be doing it a little differently—and despite it only being in Scotland, the logistics seem to be more complicated than they should be....

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