Trip to Scotland 1983: Four and half months in the Highlands and Islands

[DCampbell16B]

Rode bike to below South Dell, walked over moor to beach. Walked a mile or so of beach w/ high surf, rocks and sand beach. One cave sand 20-30 feet deep. Other with water [I really don't know what I meant. Perhaps water undercutting the machair]. Beach combing. Found several floats. Soft rear tire when I came back. Lunch. D home. After noon to Storn, intended Bern, never went, wasted trip. Afternoon wasted. Evening piped on hill. An and Gibb in evening, told stories. Chest of gold still on Traigh Geal. Also fight over sack of gold in Gibb's grandfather's house. Also saying "An auger hole will fill a house of seven rafters"**. An also recited a good length of bardachd. Got haircut! Revealed ears.*** Many thatched houses left Shader, Barvas. Also huge standing stone [near] Shader. [Clach an Truisheil in Ballantrushal]

** I have no idea what this meant. I didn't write down either the meaning or the Gaelic.

*** This was a big deal! Gibb cut my hair. He had experience doing that. He was retired from the merchant marine. Since my teen years my hair, although never long, had hung over enough to mostly cover my ears. It marked a change which I kept to this day. Granted, I have a lot less hair now anyway.