Rocky
As Mad Jock said, you either loved the island life ( I was at Stornoway '80-'82) or hated it - me, I experienced both emotions!
For anyone thinking of applying I can thoroughly recommend Peter May's trilogy set mainly in Lewis. They are novels woven around the life of a Lewis man, who returns as a detective from the mainland to assist the local coppers investigating a brutal killing.
First was 'The Black House', followed by 'The Lewis Man' and finally 'The Chess Men', the latter published this year and just out in paperback - still on offer at W H Smiths.
Aside from the police work there is lots about island life, particularly sailing from Ness to kill and collect the guga ( gannets ), crofting, the free church etc.
PS I guess I crossed the Minch two dozen times and only had the one really rough sailing - if it was really bad the ship wouldn't sail - I hoped!!
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