To Ullapool

We started the day driving down to the lighthouse at the end of the road where we were staying in Lewis (Tiumpan Lighthouse). I was a bit surprised when we arrived to see that they were using the lighthouse buildings as a dog kennel and cattery. We walked around a bit but it was really windy.

Then we headed into Stornaway to visit the local museum and Lews Castle. They had the rest of the Lewis chessman that we’d seen in both the British Museum and National Museum of Scotland (since they were found on Lewis). We killed time there until it was time to load up for the ferry.

There were a lot more cars lined up for this ferry compared to the one we’d taken from Skye, so we wondered how they would fit them all. Surprise, surprise, they put the cars on an upper deck. You drive up a ramp like you would for one of those semi trucks that hauls cars. Some park on the top. Others like us at the very back park on the ramp. Then they close up the back of the ramp and slowly hoist the ramp into the air to make it a flat plane on the second story. Then they park trucks and campers under you. So weird! Our car is on the mezzanine level!