Sunday 19 August 2012

Beginning of the Journey Home....


Today Partner-who-loves-tea and I leave Lewis for Harris and the Isle of Skye. My weeks of enjoying GB;s hospitality will be at an end.   I wrote the following just a few short nights ago.  I can’t believe those four whole days have vanished so quickly.  Nor that the five weeks of bveing on the Island have gone, just like that (he wrote, snapping his fingers to demonstrate what he meant).…

 Partner-who-loves-tea has arrived on the Island - Whoopee or Hieperderpiep hoera! as the Dutch would say so poetically.  She sailed over from Ullapool on the evening ferry on Tuesday.



GB drove me down to the ferry terminal to meet her.  We headed over The Briaghe towards Stornoway and the setting sun.



I had time for a quick wander around the harbour, looking at some of the boats.




 The Lewis Diver came in.


 And so did Delta – there must have been something interesting going on there!



A couple of fire engines arrived at the terminal – I wonder why?


 The ferry arrived.



One of the Stornoway statues of a herring girl, with the ferry in the background.


The bow doors of the ferry begin to open… it’s time to walk around the corner to meet Jo’s car as she drives it off the ferry into the car park.



Google Latitude on Jo’s phone shows us together again after six weeks of communicating via texts and e-mails…



19 comments:

  1. It seems like an age since I went down to the Wirral and we went to Exeter. An age and yet, as you say, the time has passed so quickly. I'm back to having to think for myself when I do my crossword with my coffee.

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    1. Ah, but not for long, GB. You'll be off to Italy in no time...

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  2. We are sad to see you go but look forward to your next visit. Jo says she hopes it will a longer visit for her next time - do hope so.

    We have loved having you here and look forward to the next time so "Haste ye back".

    Wishing you both a safe and enjoyable journey home.

    With love from us all at Upper Bayble x

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    1. And a big thank you to you for your hospitality! We'll b eback a.s.a.p.

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  3. Reunited and it feels so good.... I can hear the happiness in your post.
    Have yourselves a safe and enjoyable trip!

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  4. Love all of the boat pictures. It sounds like you have been having a wonderful get-away.

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  5. Welcome, Jo! So glad you arrived safely. I know CJ and GB were so glad to see you again.
    Enjoy the drive home! Take care and God bless, xoxo Carol

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  6. Looks like Jo had good weather for the ferry ride then. I hope you did on your way back, too. Those are magnificent photos from the harbour!

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    1. We did, Monica. It was the calmest crossing I've ever had and Jo said the same thing about her arrival one as well.

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  7. Great boat pictures. My husband's a boat freak so we always go to look at boats. But your red and blue ones are beauties. How hard to leave those beautiful islands. That statue of the herring girl is fascinating. I have seen a couple very similar with cod in Norway.

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  8. Beautiful weather and pictures. Did you ever learn why all the officials were there?

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    1. No, I still don't know why the fire engines turned up. Practising perhaps?

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  9. I, too, have delighted in Skye, and though it has been 9 years since I visited, I delight in her still. Photos help.

    I met you at Imaginary Gardens with Real Toads this week. Have you been by to see what your photos have generated? I really want you to see mine, as it is a letter to you. You will find it here: http://susanspoetry.blogspot.com/2012/08/drum-end-line-poem.html

    Thank you for taking up blogging and for reaching all the way out!

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    1. Susan, I had the chance to check it on my phone on the way home and was really moved by it. Thank you very much indeed.

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  10. I took that ferry one day... long ago and far away.

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  11. Looks like you and tea-loving partner had an exciting time. I love the little boats and can't remember the last time I travelled in one of them.

    I'm Anne, the author Judy has spoken to you about. I'm just stopping by to let you know that your guest post is ready. Thanks for allowing us to post.

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  12. It's odd, and perhaps telling, that the days we desire so much register so lightly in our sense of the passage of time.

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