After we left Portee on a weather threatening day, we got on a ferry for a 90 min ride to the Isles of Harris and Lewis, which are basically connected. It turned out to be a calm crossing and after landing we drove to our B&B in Stornoway. It was a few hours so by the time we got settled, we wanted to go out and eat. Stornoway is an odd town, supposedly the most religious place in all of Scotland. We were warned the the zealous residents may reprimand people for doing forbidden things on Sunday…. like washing their cars, shopping, and normal stuff that we never even think about. Mostly everything is closed, but we did find a very nice pub that was crowded and we had an excellent fish dinner with drinks, So there!
Our AirB & B is old and cute and quite nice. The new owners just opened up a week ago, so they are taking great pains to make everything perfect for their guests. We really like it and even tho it is in the middle of town, was quiet last night. We had to pre order our breaky and Steve selected Black pudding which is only authentic if if comes from Stornoway. It’s pigs blood mixed with oats and flax and then fried. It really was pretty good and very protein rich (which was why it was originated in old times when people didn’t have the modern food we eat now). Tomorrow we will be doing alot of sightseeing…. And getting to drive to Callanish Standing Stones in the very north of Lewis Isle. Looking forward to that!
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