Way up in the Outer Hebrides, where the weather is always black and white, there are islands.
Super-sized coracles, more commonly a Welsh or Irish mode of transport, are used to travel between the isles. These coracles, known by the local name CalMac, are substantial metal constructions with electricity, beer, and television.
Electricity, beer and television are essential on some of the longer journeys.
The treacherous trip from Harris to Scalpay is one where you may take advantage of the above luxuries, who knows how long it may take to traverse the 300m distance between these isles.
Well, it used to take about 15 minutes, but if the weather was bad it could take very nearly up to 20.
Perhaps that's why, in 1997 to remove the onerous delays, they built a bridge.
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