DAY 11

Today is our last full day on St Kilda and also happens to coincide with my [James] 31st birthday for which Alex has given me the gift of blog so here goes... We spent the day learning a lot more about Glen Mor as Mary took us on a tour of the Amazon's House and similar structures that have made the valley one of the most enigmatic areas of the island. On returning to Village Bay having sated our archaeological appetites there followed a birthday ritual, undertaking the Chimney run; the route takes you from the steps of the Puff Inn down to the helipad on the west side of Village Bay then up almost vertical Gabbro slopes to the cleit at the top of Mullach Sgar the best thing about the run is sitting down in a heap at the top as your lungs recover, admiring the view and waving to our team over 200m below.Tired but happy I strolled back down the hill thoughts starting to turn to home...