http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Isle-of-Lewis/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , United Kingdom , Scotland , Isle of Lewis en-us Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:27:03 BST Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:27:03 BST http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Isle-of-Lewis/blog-316087.html well the Isle of Lewis what a beautiful place amazing scenery .the HEBRIDEAN CELTIC FESTIVAL is definitely recommended.although we probably drank way too much.we got the boat from belfast to troon then drove up to ulapool stopped in a travel lodge for one night on the waygreat road trip great fun. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Isle-of-Lewis/blog-302275.html bike statstime cycling 4 hours 13 minutestravelled 39.4 milesaverage speed 9.3mphmax speed 30.7mphToday was still pretty wet and windy. We planned to do a circular trip west out of Stornoway to the Callanish Stone Circle and Carloway Broch on the west coast.We initially got a bit lost on the road out of Stornoway on the road back to Tarbert and struggled against very strong headwinds for a few http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Isle-of-Lewis/blog-220658.html Today was supposed to be a day off the bikes but we did actually cycle 9 miles northwards doh to check out another spot which looked like a campsite on the OS map. However it just turned out to be a caravan park.Andy managed to fix his wheel at Alex Dan's bike shop. Alex Dan was not there himself but a dude working there was really helpful and let Andy find the bits he needed to fix the wheel http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Isle-of-Lewis/blog-220657.html Cycle Stats1 hour 45 minutes cycling12.1 miles travelled6.9mph average speed I keep having to remind myself when I despair at this speed that this is not too rubbish considering I was lugging my entire luggage camping kit and a 5 litre mineral water bottle in my panniers30.4mph max speedWoke up after a bad night's sleep due to the foul weather. However this morning we had the luxury of heinz http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Isle-of-Lewis/blog-220653.html