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The corncrakes have been at it all night
Now breakfast\u2019s a sumptuous affair
Of his toast Den takes one last bite
Which is simply too much for his chair.<\/p>

He lands in a tangle of wreckage
There are splinters all over the floor
Our host makes light of the carnage
As we quickly head for the door.<\/p>

A shortcut to Berneray beckons
\u201cIt\u2019s downhill all the way from the top\u201d
Thon\u2019s a short-eared owl, Den reckons
That\u2019s causing our eyes to pop.<\/p>

The wind has turned round to our faces
A wicked trick has been played
But blue skies in this of all places
Is something for which we\u2019d have prayed.<\/p>

The Harris ferry is really quite something
It meanders through buoys red and green
All too soon we\u2019re once again pedalling
A whole new island yet to be seen.<\/p><\/div>

At the beach of Tara Na Malla
I recall Barafundle so proud
Though this one\u2019s a little bit smaller
It does have the Stone of McLeod.<\/p>

We grind into the wind towards Tarbert
The sea more blue than the sky
At this point I\u2019m starting to hurt
Can\u2019t say where but you\u2019ll soon know why.<\/p>

My saddle is now my mortal foe
And I\u2019m running out of gas
But a turn in the road and hey presto
The wind gives us a lift up the pass.<\/p>

At the brow we turn and pedal downhill
Freewheeling we\u2019d have come to a halt
I\u2019m beginning to think this is overkill
But the routing is all my own fault.<\/p>

In Aird Asaig we decide to call it a day
My senses are full to the brim
What views we\u2019ve seen, what fun on the way
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