Yellow Fang
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I have just come back from cycling the Outer Hebrides.
Tip 1: cycle northward, which I can see you're doing, because it can be very windy.
Tip 2: check the ferry timetables very carefully. For example, the 16:20 ferry from Tarbert to Uig only sails every other day. I think the ferry to Uig sails from North Uist the other days. The midday ferry from Bernerey to Leverburgh does not sail on Sundays, although it might do by May.
Tip 3: all the shops shut on Sundays, so get some food on Saturdays, or be near a hotel.
Tip 4: be prepared to alter your plans. In particular the ferries can be unpredictable. I met some cyclists who said they were stuck on Barra for their first three days because the high winds stopped the ferries from sailing. I hear high tides, or was it low tides, can affect the ferries too.
Tip 1: cycle northward, which I can see you're doing, because it can be very windy.
Tip 2: check the ferry timetables very carefully. For example, the 16:20 ferry from Tarbert to Uig only sails every other day. I think the ferry to Uig sails from North Uist the other days. The midday ferry from Bernerey to Leverburgh does not sail on Sundays, although it might do by May.
Tip 3: all the shops shut on Sundays, so get some food on Saturdays, or be near a hotel.
Tip 4: be prepared to alter your plans. In particular the ferries can be unpredictable. I met some cyclists who said they were stuck on Barra for their first three days because the high winds stopped the ferries from sailing. I hear high tides, or was it low tides, can affect the ferries too.