Walking & Trig Points Outer Hebrides Part 2: Udal Peninsula and Scolpaig, North Uist
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
- If you missed Part 1, including the explanation behind what Trig Bagging is, please check it out here: • Autumn Walks and Trig ...
Today in the second and concluding video, Dougal and I bag the final two Triangulation Points of the triangle used by Ordnance Survey for mapping purposes.
We're on the island of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
The first Trig Point is at Aird a' Mhòrain on the Udal Peninsula. We park at Grenitote and walk along the track and over the sand dunes to Tràigh Iar (West Beach) at Malacleit. It's a stunning white sandy beach, lapped by gentle turquoise sea. Heading to the tip of the peninsular we pass a couple of beautiful little bays.
The second Trig Point is at Scolpaig. We start off at the famous Scolpaig Tower in Loch Scolpaig, and scramble up the hill, taking in the stunning view of Haskeir and over to St Kilda.
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introverts heaven, thanks Andrew.
YES!!! Well put G! ;)
Forgot to say, loved watching Doogle playing on beach ❤
Thank you for sharing. I’m enjoying the views & editing. Safe travels & I’m happy to be able to see these beautiful places whilst trapped at home.
Scotland just beautiful landscape! 🐶🧡🏴
Another cracking video AD, love the drone footage. Glad the weather held up
Cheers Chris!
Great trig and camper van videos Andrew.
Have been discovering trigs on South Downs where I now live.
Remember you Andrew as TM at WIT and SPI when I was a PC.
Keep putting out these Great videos Andrew.
All the best.
Garry
Hey Garry! Great to hear from you! Glad you're getting out and about. Yes, bit of a life change here - not a train in sight, apart from the model ones on my layout :) All the best mate.
All the best to you too Andrew 🙂👍
Wow it was superb, thank you Dougal and Andrew, it is a real treat to see this beautiful Island. Take care. I love your caravan and you your homeland, a perfect mix.
Thank you Andrew for an excellent video as usual. Beautiful scenery enhanced by seeing Dougal so obviously enjoying himself. I'm lucky enough to live on the Isle of Man, a few more people than the Hebrides but lots of natural beauty all around. It does the soul good. Keep up the good work, thanks again.
Oh! The view when you went over the sand dune was idyllic! 💗. What stunning scenery you are living amongst, you are the envy of all your subscribers! And dearest Dougal is in his element, you lucky boys! x
Thank you 😁
Thank you so much! Brought back wonderful memories of an incredible summer decades ago as a volunteer on the archaeological dig at Udal. An incredible place and lovely people.
Come back and see us again some time, Jenny! Thanks for watching.
Looks like heaven. Thanks for showing us.
Great to see the land an sea up in paradise, just what I need to see in landlocked derby, I can't believe I've never been to Scotland, every beach I walk on I collect shell's and just a bit of sand to remind me of good days, thank you Andrew 😊
Well, sounds like you have a holiday option now for after lockdown... 😁👍
Such a beautiful place to live, no wonder you moved up there, perfect. Really enjoyed the scenery and peaceful landscape. Thanks for sharing and taking us on your walks with Dougal.
You’re very welcome Michelle, Thanks for watching!
What an absolute magical place that looks, and vlog was great to watch
Glad you enjoyed it :)
This vlog in one word..."BLISS". Thanks for posting Andrew and Dougal!
Wow is right!! Absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for sharing during this time of isolation.
Lovely video Andrew! Dougal really enjoys those beaches. He must be in doggie heaven!. More vlogs about life in the Hebrides would be much appreciated and enjoyed. Stay safe.
Cheers Anne!
Been looking forward to this. Hope your both well and safe. Really enjoyed watching you both on your walks. Look forward to your adventures, thanks for keeping us entertained during lockdown. x .👍🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴👍
Thanks Linda, you too! 👍
Liked the pace and loved the scenery. The beach was beautiful (the light-colored sand and grass)...
Cheers Todd!
Stunning views! Thanks for giving us beauty.
Beautiful scenery, and great shots, perfect, 😁
Stunning! I wonder how many people have been inspired by your videos to visit the Outer Hebrides, I know we have. We visited three years ago and can’t wait to go back.
Absolutely magical Andrew. Please share more of the Hebrides. You certainly are very lucky to stay in such an idyllic place. Dougal certainly enjoys his travels. Stay safe.
Magnificent Andrew, what a wonderful place to live especially during the epidemic. I know Dougal never smiles but you know that inside he is laughing his socks off😂😂
Thank you for sharing your walks with us, I have very much enjoyed the videos. So beautifully photographed and the whole feeling is perfect. I think Dougal must have a secret smile whenever the camera is away from him! Your home island is indeed paradise. I would love to visit St. Kilda so would really be interested if you can visit.
Fingers crossed for next year! Thanks for watching.
Thanks for allowing us to relax while walking along with you both.
Cheers Dougal, must be hard work slowing down for Andrew.
Much appreciated.
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Your heartfelt comment at 15:12 just sums it up Andrew. I know the feeling that cannot be expressed in words. When I am anywhere in The Highlands, I feel at home in a way that I cannot explain.
YES! I think people either completely 'get it' or they just don't.
so,so calming and soothing - thank you
Of all the walks we've done in the Outer Hebrides, this one is our favourite - it's simply stunning! Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
You were right in the previous one, yea I enjoyed this! Great memories of the first part of this! Can’t wait for some more.
It looked like Dougal had a hand full of skittles before going to the sand. Lovely video really enjoyable, Don't change anything.
Noted, cheers Paul! 👍
Thanks Andrew. Such stunning and emotion provoking landscapes! Glorious!😍👍
Enjoyed that Andrew. Good to see you and Dougal are doing well. Not a bad place to be locked down 👍
no one enjoys the beach more than wee Dougal that boy knows how to enjoy it
NOt sure how many trigs there are so take it at your own pace with regards to combining trips or not. Dougall may not smile, but the 'kiss' at the end was great! You sound so much more relaxed...we are all living vicariously, so we shall not complain!
We used to live on the north east coast (Peterhead/Crimond) and the beaches were beautiful. A bit cool and windy at times but beautiful 🤩
Very enjoyable! Laughed at Dougla playing on the beach.
Oh my heart is melting ❤ Thank you so much for the gifts you give us with your videos.
Hi Andrew ,Wow! Paradise , Stunning. Lovely to see you & dougal enjoy your walk, thank you for bringing the Hebrides to your viewers. Love to you & dougal ♥️
Our pleasure!
Good afternoon Andrew, Thank you for the video,and the scenery you can never tire of!!! Take care and stay safe 👍😎🇬🇧.
Thanks Wayne!
We never tire of this beautiful island that you call home. We hope to be on Lewis, Harris and Skye in September, ferries have been booked for some time and we are gently excited that it may work out this year. Save a little blue sky for us 😁 Trev, Sue and the Border Terriers 💕
Enjoy! :)
Thank you so much Andrew for taking us on your walks with Dougal in your island paradise! I hope there will be many more like this exploring North Uist, plants, birds, all life there! When I see you on that land, my thoughts turn to the generations of Gaels who lived and loved in that precious place. Their spirit is still there, as well as their descendants who call it home now. Bringing their lives into your walks and reflections could help enrich our understanding of the Hebrides, and North Uist. The islands and their people are woven together and possibly you could find a way to include some of their island stories, past and present, that would be such a gift! Thank you as always from Texas! Shannon 🌎💗
I’d love to do more of that Shannon, but it’s been challenging with the Pandemic to meet and get to know local people and learn their stories - something I yearn to do. I’m sure it will all come. Thanks for watching.
Absolutely stunning. Thank you Andrew.
What a wonderful way to spend a quiet afternoon in lockdown wathcung your videos! We are so envious of where you live.
Thank you for all your efforts producing top quality video content. Don’t change the pace, keep the magic coming!
Easy walking, gorgeous views and no trees to interrupt the vistas, lovely job, thanks Andrew... 👍🏻 ✅ 👏🏻
Cheers Rog!
I concur 'just wow'... you seem so relaxed and contented Andrew, it seems to suit you and Dougal. Stay safe
Wow wow wow is all I can say. Loved this video just the way it is. I am amazed at the color of the sea water by the beaches. Has the look of Caribbean waters. You are privileged to be living in paradise sir.
Thanks Gary! It might LOOK like the Caribbean, but it FEELS a little...er....cooler! 😁
A truly stunning video. A great video to watch for relaxation. Thank you. The UK has so much to offer for diverse landscape, moors, canal's and coasts.
Couldn't agree more!
Wonderful as always Andrew! My wife and I should have been there ourselves, now on Barra, with our Motorhome, but home in the New Forest instead for obvious reasons. Thank you for your hard work in producing these videos. You bring a lot of joy to a lot of people.
Thanks Richard!
Good to know about trig points & yay, a new vid from you. Love Dougal, as always. Greets from sunny Philippines! 🇵🇭 🌞 🌻
Thanks Andrew. I'll watch this later. At work now :-)
Decided to take a lunch break and watch this. Lovely footage as usual. The beaches look stunning in your shots. I also really like how you take the time to research your work. Something that's sadly neglected on social media. Dougal adds so much to this too. He really loves it up there and it is a joy to watch him run around. Many thanks again :-)
Cheers Mark! Glad you enjoyed - and thanks for keeping the wheels of industry turning :)
What a glorious place you live in! So glad you found such a spot to park yourselves. Loved the views and seeing Dougal so happy and playing. Thank you for taking us along - I for one would love more like this.
Duly noted, thank you!
This was so beautiful to watch. Lovely scenery, beautifully filmed. Informative. Great to see Dougal playing with seaweed!! Don’t change a thing, and definitely don’t cut down on footage of Dougal! We appreciate it must take considerable time and care for you to make these videos. We really appreciate them. Particularly as we are in lockdown. We have been to North Uist and we weren’t able to travel back this year as we’d planned. Your videos are bringing back special memories and keeping us sane at this difficult time. 😊👍
Glad to be of service, Jennifer! Thanks for watching.
Andrew, thank you for the wonderful walk..and the incredible views of the sea, along with different groups of tourists (ok, cows). My region of Italy just changed from Yellow to Orange. Do you know if the farmer abandoned the farm because it was too difficult to make a living on the island? While everyone is in either semi or full lockdown (2nd Edition!), would you do a series on the communities in the Outer Hebrides, and how the local communities earn their living? It's beautiful, but seems isolating. The view from the 3rd trig point is amazing. Too many beautiful points to reference each of them. So, a giant "thank you" for sharing such beauty! Do the stores / pubs sell cask ale? Pace of the video was very good.
Thanks David. The farm was abandoned as the land has been purchased for redevelopment (contentious subject.) I love the idea of doing videos based on the people, but currently I just don't have the contacts. Would love to do it. Maybe when all this current situation has blown over, let's hope.
Eye of an artist, heart of gold. Thank you for sharing them, Andrew.
Aww, thank you!
Wow, such beautiful beaches, and scenery! Thank you.
Many thanks for some wonderful memories. super video
Thanks for watching!
I was over in Uist a couple of years ago, in the pre-COVID times. I suppose I'm a trig bagger, managed to visit all the ones on North Uist and Benbecula while I was over. Brought back great memories of fishing and camping and digging peat near Loch Sgiopiort and managing to con the barstaff in the Politician into serving me half-pints in my younger days.
Thanks for the video.
Glad to be of service a charaid!
Thanks Andrew, that was exquisite!
A tonic... a real tonic indeed... looking forward to seeing more!!!
Cheers Mark!
It's so much fun finding these locations on Google Maps and looking at the street view. Gives me a real idea of the landscape, etc. Thank you for sharing!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for taking us along with you . The beaches look amazing and I do not blame the cattle for claiming that one ; ) What a beautiful place to call home ; ) I am more than happy to watch more videos like this , I always like to see you and Dougal exploring places . Take care : D Teddy
Thanks Teddy! 👍
The good days are worth waiting for.
Brilliant video, beautiful photography, I'd say the pace was about right. Unfortunately, I totally got the Terry & June gag, showing your age there sir. Keep up the great work.
Oh yes, I’m certainly a child of the 70s! 😁
I cannot tell you how much I enjoy your videos. We visited the Outer Hebrides last year. Barra was great, Harris and Lewis too. But we absolutely fell in love with The Uists, especially North Uist. It's hard to describe, but we immediately felt at home there. I hope we can come back one day! Until then at least I have your videos to watch!
AHA! Yes, there are many who charge through Uist thinking it's a bit dull, and there are others who slow down and get absolutely bowled over and enchanted with the Uist vibe - and it sounds like you're one of those, Sabrina! Or should I say, one of 'us'! It's hard to describe but I know exactly what you are talking about. Hope you make it back soon.
Loving these films Andrew, we've done that latest walk, including the Coos, fabulous scenery indeed; keeping us in touch with the fabulous North Uist, might try the second in this film next year all being well, stay safe and keep the films coming..
Thought the video was ending after the first trig. We just want you to make films you enjoy making. We love your varied content and its always a good watch. 👍
Thank you so much!
Love seeing your life in the Hebrides:) Learning Gaelic, local customs, local dancing, community affairs. Loved the pace and the views. Would love to know the birds and plants.
Thank you for sharing, just lovely D really showed the seaweed who was boss 🤣
Stunning place I too have never been to Scotland but these beaches are very tempting and peaceful x
Fantastic - dull old day in lockdown here in England and your video has lifted my spirits no end. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
Hi Andrew and Dougal lovely to see the views really enjoyed it look forward to the next one. 🤗
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video Andrew. Dougal is just living his best life on those beaches 😂.
ATB
Martin.
We have loved your video I hope you can share more with us you and Dougal are so lucky living on that wonderful island 🐕🌊
Thank you! Will do!
Lovely video! Abouth the right length too! Looking forward to you getting the airstream back and touring love thouse videos!
Keep up the good work 👍🏻
Lovely, lovely, lovely - enjoyed every step and each magical view. Would be great in the spring and summer to see the plant life and, of course, the birds. Have you seen the otters in the sea? Hope mum seal came back to her pup. A big thank you Andrew and Dougal
So far we’ve seen one otter, Alison!
@@andrewjditton I've seen them playing in the sea near Balranald and in a loch nearby. Also on the mainland a pair came out of Loch Moidart and walked up the small rocks right below me as I stood above them on the side of the road. All very exciting
Thanks for taking me on this beautiful journey. It is a great mix of landscape, interesting information and seems a conversation between friends. Lovely format and it is more than entertaining for me. Thanks again and stay safe. Greetings from Germany David
Glad you enjoyed it!
Beautiful video, so calming and relaxed. I did notice 3 plumes of light flare on the top of the screen though but didn't distract. Looking forward to the next video ☺️
Brilliant, don’t change a thing. Thank you . Wonderful place.
Cheers Brian!
What a marvellous video to end my day , amazing scenery , great views and lovely day , cheers Andrew , really good and as you just stunning. , bet your really delighted to have relocated up there , wonderful , hugs
Yes, still no regrets Linda! :)
Thank you Andrew 😉
My pleasure!
Stunning
Thank you! 😊
I love your videos, North just is like a 2nd home to me. I've been to Lochmaddy most years since I was 3 years old. I stayed for a year twice, when I was three and ten. My grandparents house was called Banachree, which became the Outdoor Centre when it was sold after they died in the 80s, I look forward to seeing more of your videos.
Hi Andrew great vlog as allways. .like hering about the hebrides. .keep the good work up. .
Just checking in. I'm so pleased you and Dougal are doing OK. Take care both. :) Oh, and as always - thanks for sharing the beauty of it all.
Cheers Kevin!
Absolutely stunning. Gads I miss Scotland. (Not a Scot, but really love Scotland.). Best wishes to you and Dougal. Don’t you dare change! Do what makes you happy!
Many thanks Sue!
Lovely beaches and views, makes me homesick.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you Andrew... once again... so enjoyable- day brightened in my self-isolation. Your videos and a good knitting project plus Sofie by my side- bliss
Wonderful!
I too am from an area of white sand beaches, although a different continent!
Lovely trek. Thanks...
Glad you enjoyed it
It looks stunning, the encounter with the cows looked less exciting. Nice to see you both exploring 🐾🐾 Take care, Karina and Jules
Thanks guys!
It's great to see North Uist in the autumn. You're walking over parts of the island where I haven't (yet) walked so it's really interesting, but it would be just as interesting wherever you were there. I didn't realise that they'd put trig points on places as low as 40 metres! I'd personally enjoy seeing you walk to other trig points on North Uist at whatever pace you and Dougal are comfortable with and in any season. It's the next best thing to being there. Take care.
Cheers David. Yes, that's the plan to do a few more, but of course now we are really starting to battle the limited daylight hours. All the best.
I enjoyed your video, the views were wonderful. Keep up your interesting videos. Thank you for sharing your life.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching Thomas!
Really enjoyed the series. Beautiful relaxing and informative .
Glad you enjoyed it!
That was beautiful Andrew, I loved the mix of views and pace. Thank you, I loved it 😍
Cheers Mads! 👍
lovely vlog. I love seeing the beautiful place you live and cant wait to get back up there. we didn't make it to the Islands last time and when we do I intend to take my time and enjoy and discover the wonders of the place. midges and all!!!
Actually Sue, it's normally too windy for midges here so you'll be fine :)
Very scenic! More Dougall shots, please!
You live in a beautiful place love the blogs so don't change them.
Just beautiful, thanks for sharing your latest adventure, fingers crossed we are looking at 2022 to explore it.. Stay safe..
Fingers crossed!
A great idea bringing the Stunning Western Isles to us all, we have been watching on TV thought l aught to catch up with you, to tell how much we have enjoyed your videos from lockdown one to lockdown two for us, when it all kicked off those two going home ones after the daily awfull nighly news broadcasts helped with a reassure of a little normality, then the live broadcast s where you manfully fought the elements remaining true to your ideals showing us how it is, must have been through glenched teeth you refrained from making polical comments at the time, and l won't here ;-) the van conversion was an eye opener to the detail and quality of work goes into a superior van conversion. We (that's definitely not the royal we)
were happy Glinys found a good home . The trig videos were outstanding , who needs the Carribean with North Uist beaches like that with out the heat too , as to content and time, entirely what you find comfortable for you as filming is only part of the story editing and uploading probably longer than the actual walks.
Thanks again for sharing your time and showing us all round your island home
Thank you for such a lovely comment. Yes, the editing takes WAY longer than the walks! I’m hoping to get broadband to the house by Christmas/New Year so will be able to do a few more Live broadcasts then. Thanks for your support - it’s truly appreciated.