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

Drawer 02

Island roads

How do you drive a single track without holding anyone up?

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See also Drawer 04, Seasons and journeys 1 domain read in both drawers

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A single-track road on the Isle of Lewis with a black and white passing place post in the foreground, low afternoon light across flat moorland, a distant loch, shot from a low angle at the roadside.
RD-001

Small Bikes, Hire Cars, Island Roads

What a light motorcycle and a hired car learn from the same Lewis road: gradients, wind, single-track passing places and the pace of a small engine.

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  1. visitscotland.com

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The other drawers

3 drawers

  • Hiring a carWhat does a hire agreement in the islands actually commit you to?1 card
  • Ferries and crossingsHow does a car cross the Minch without losing a day?2 cards
  • Seasons and journeysWhen in the year does a Hebridean journey give you the day you came for?2 cards