Today was our last day on the Isle of Skye and we had a long drive ahead of us back to Edinburgh; however, we made time for a “quick” hike nonetheless. It was time to take the road from Glenbrittle to Sligachan and find the Fairy Pools! We got a little turned around on the …
This morning we headed to the Trotternish Peninsula (the northwest portion of Skye). We’d barely made it out of Portree before we encountered waterfalls and views of the Old Man of Storr. It was mainly a day to drive around and stop for photos along the way, but we still managed to do a fair …
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Today we headed to the southeast of the Isle to the Sleat peninsula. Our main outing of the day was to be the ruins of Clan Donald’s 19th century Armadale Castle and the accompanying Museum of the Isles. Honestly, if all you go there to see is the castle ruins, it’s not really worth the …
You’ll all be glad to hear that breakfast this morning was innocuous enough, us having turned down the black pudding menu item in advance. The selection of music playing during the meal did have its moments, though. The rotating CDs featured a mix of bagpipes and vaguely Celtic-sounding music. Think of the music you typically …
Today we left Inverness and drove to the Isle of Skye for the last portion of our trip. We got a later start than planned as we spent a little time in Inverness doing a wee bit of shopping. I found at the last minute that there was a local craft brew store that had …
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