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The Passing PlaceNotes on hiring and driving a car through the Western Isles

Drawer 03

Ferries and crossings

How does a car cross the Minch without losing a day?

2 cards 3 sources

Cards in this drawer

2 cards

A long-stay car park beside a west coast ferry terminal at first light, one hire car alone under a grey sky, the pier and a CalMac ferry visible beyond it, shot from low behind the car with the number plate out of frame.
FY-002

Leave the Car at the Harbour

Rail, bus and ferry combinations that let you park the hire car at the pier and still reach a distillery, a brewery or a festival on the far shore.

Sources consulted at this desk

3 sources · 3 domains

Each address was read for at least one card; the call number says which.

  1. calmac.co.uk

    • / read for FY-002

  2. scotrail.co.uk

    • / read for FY-002

  3. metoffice.gov.uk

The other drawers

3 drawers

  • Hiring a carWhat does a hire agreement in the islands actually commit you to?1 card
  • Island roadsHow do you drive a single track without holding anyone up?1 card
  • Seasons and journeysWhen in the year does a Hebridean journey give you the day you came for?2 cards