Day 8: June the 11th

Today it promisses to be a nice day. Breakfast is in silence after the late whiskey night of yesterday. Before tea I walk beyond the featherstore to see puffins. I see some, but not good enough to take a picture, but I do take a good picture of a Fulmar.

Tea is at eleven and after tea Stephen, Cath, Helen, Anthonie, Mike and me make a hike up to the tunnel. It is a lovely walk, with impressive views.

The tunnel is  at the other end of Hirta at Glen Bay. The sea is constantly breaking off  parts of the island, until it eventually will break open. A few years ago a large stone fell off in the tunnel, and since that time, it is no longer allowed to pass the tunnel to the other side.

The seals are very inquisitive and playfull, they don't seem to have any fear for us.

Down at the tunnel is very pretty, but slippery. I'm not going in.

Stephen, Cath and Helen return to the street, while I join Mike and Anthonie further along the coast to the radar and the highest point of the isle at Conachair. Here we find parts of the  Beaufighter.

Sometimes the isle is covered in a cloud, a few minutes later the air will be clear again.
It was a lovely walk today, the longest walk you can make.