Project 52: Week 40, Barra

[billtils]

The island of Barra is a short ferry trip south of where we are in South Uist, and a visit was a "must-do" regardless of weather. One of the items on the list has to be the airport, which has daily flights to and from Glasgow, landing and taking off at times determined by the tides as the 3 runways are on the beach, varying according to the wind direction.

1: Arrival of the 14:15 on runway 330 (yes I know that's not how runways are named but it's what the PA announcer called it).





2: And ready for take off, 30 minutes later (and an illustration of "if you don't like the weather, wait for 30 minutes")




There are many photogenic beaches on the island.

3: This one looks over an inlet of the North Atlantic towards the airport:




4: There are some nice rock formations nearby too:





One of the obstacles to getting the shot you would like is that most of the roads on the island are single track with lots of passing places but few spots where you can park and leave the road clear. This black sheep sunning himself on a rock was in one of those places and the grab shot as we passed by is a bit on the soft side.

[Urbanflyer]

I love sheep, so thanks for that one! Runway 330 seems like a standard type designation to me!
Especially when wind and tide determine the best direction for landing and takeoff !

[Geoff F]

These all look good to me.

[Shadowman]

Nice captures, especially the last.