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Originally Posted by theselkie
have a good day Ian, May will be a good time to visit as well as being a great time to leave mainland scotland - the seabirds (gannets but also puffins, guillemots, tysties, razorbills etc) should all be about by then and that IMHO is as much the wonder of st kilda as the cliffs and the cultural heritage. You get enough time ashore for a good hike out to Dun (lots of puffins here), across the top of Connachair and out to the End of the World for a great view of Borerary, its steep and you have to keep moving reasonably quickly but its worth it and dont worry you will have enough time to look through the village at the end too. If you run out of time its pretty easy to bail out and get down to the village - its well worth the effort - watch the bonxies though - dont let them sneak up on you from behind, they wont hit you as long as they know you can see them (they will come close though - it just takes a wee bit of getting used to).
I can send you some free booklets etc on st kilda if you're interested but wont be back on the islands until 2 May....if you make it further north give us a shout for a pint
best of luck
R
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Cheers, we are looking forward to it. I will pm you in due course for the booklets, that would be great. We will be in Stornoway on the Sunday, back to Skye courtesy of cal mac on the monday. I had the notion to come across in my wee fishing boat from Skye but I don't think it is made for a minch crossing although my neighbour makes it to Rodel in his rib.