One of my families favourite places on the West Coast is Gairloch and I've been intending to visit Rua Reidh Lighthouse at the end of Rubha Reidh point past the small settlement of Melvaig. Not fancying taking the camper van down the final narrow section (I had believed it to be a private road but it received a good amount of public traffic) I opted for the more leisurely two wheels from Big Sands Campsite a total distance, there and back of twenty miles.
Of course on my first visit I forgot my camera, and took a few low res photos on my phone, on my second visit a thunderstorm coincided with my arrival at the lighthouse. The downpour was so torrential I couldn't see - needless to say it I didn't dare get my camera out and cycling was 'interesting'. Fortunately my third visit was uneventful and thankfully I remembered my camera!!
Rua Reidh's jetty...
a touch of red against the blue...
looking back, paraffin for the lighthouse was originally landed here...
Rua Reidh, now a guest house & self catering apartment - great views to Skye...
fossilised beach???
'No Parking'!!!
Outer Hebrides on the horizon...
coastline...
info board (taken on my phone)...
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