Hello, and welcome to Glasgow Airport and part two of my bucket list trip.
Today I'm gonna head back to the island of Barra in the Outer Hebrides; the only
airport in the world where a commercial passenger plane lands on the beach.
[music]
I started my journey in Manchester, travelled up here by train, and then last
night went to a fantastic gig for the Tiree Music Festival. There was a
surprise performance there by Tide Lines...
[Tide Lines performing Walking on the Waves]
and of course I saw my favourite band, Skerryvore...
[Skerryvore performing The Rut]
and this morning got the bus to the airport and now I'm all checked in and
I'm just gonna head to the gate for my flight to Barra!
[music and aircraft noise]
[engines preparing for take off]
[engines at take off]
[ambient aircraft sounds]
[dreamy music]
[Ambient aircraft noise]
[dreamy music and aircraft noise]
FIRSTOFFICER: Welcome to Barra! Remain in your seats for a minute or two. While you're doing that, you can...
[dreamy music]
[wind noise] ME: Thank you very much! Cheers, thank you!
[wind noise + dreamy music]
[dreamy music]
ME: Thank you very much! AIRPORT EMPLOYEE: No bother!
[music + ambient cafe noise]
ME: Thank you very much, cheers, thank you.
[dreamy music]
GROUP: OK ma-ha, cheers! (+ general chat)
So there you have it. Finally, just before I hit 50, I have ticked off the final
item on my Bucket List which is landing on the beach at Barra; and it's a bit of
an emotional day. But I just can't express how privileged I feel to have
had so many opportunities and done so many things already. Some people have
said 'Oh, it's time to make another list' so maybe I need to make list B because I
don't want too many to-do lists in my life. Thank you so much for coming with
me and joining me on this magnificent adventure. I'm gonna go now, get the ferry
back to the Uists... up to North Uist and a reunion with you-know-who. I hope you
enjoyed coming with me on that. As most of you will know the content on
this channel is normally mostly about caravans and motorhomes but also a lot
about the Hebrides and this is a truly Hebridean experience. If you do like
travelling vicariously like this, do please check out my buddy Paul at Paul's
Trip Reports. He's got a fantastic channel that's dedicated to travelling on
trains and planes so do check him out - I'll put a link in the description below.
But for now from me, from the beautiful island of Barra, it just sees me to say
Thanks for tuning in!
[music + aircraft sounds]
[engines and take-off sounds]
[dreamy music]
Hello! Hello! Oh Dougal! [sound of Dougal whimpering and whining with excitement]
Awww....
[dreamy music to fade]