A 2h journey that turned into an 11h saga reminded us of just how many Stornoway songs explicitly mention travel — which is your favourite (and have we missed any)? * fuel up * ⁠boats & trains * ⁠I saw you blink * ⁠farewell Appalachia * ⁠the great procrastinator * ⁠the road you didn’t take * ⁠heart of the great alone * ⁠the navigator | Stornoway

This is the view of the ferry arriving in Ullapool from Stornoway, a sight that generations of sailors would have been incredibly thankful for after just risking their lives. Not by avoiding storms or Kelpies or Selkies, but the Blue Men of the Minch! The Minch is the area of water between the Isle of Lewis and the mainland, although it's actually the section by the Shiant Isles which is know as The Stream of The Blue Men. These human-sized creatures were rightly feared by many sailors since the

Well, I wasn't expecting this as my last tour went from Stornoway in the Isle of Lewis to Ullapool on the mainland! Our Calmac Ferry was chased down by a helicopter, somebody dropped down a rope and briefly hitched a lift! Thankfully, we weren't being boarded by pirates. It was the Coastguard practicing their manoeuvres and it was incredible to watch. They're incredibly brave folk to do this kind of thing at top speed - you couldn't pay me enough to try it! Making it even more dangerous, we were

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