Started the day with our first cooked breakfast....we are staying at a real B&B so the hostess looked after us very well!! On our way for a circular drive around the Isle of Skye (simply 'Skye' to the locals). The drive takes about 2 hours without stops, we took 10 hours so as you can see we had a couple of stops.
First was Portree, the 'capital' of Skye (population 4,500), mainly because it is the biggest town, on the water, walked around, bought a charging cable then off we went.
First one was a cracker, neither of us had heard about The Old Man Storr but were assured we'd enjoy the walk first up, about an hour they said, a little uphill but no problem. We started, easy, then it started getting just a little challenging. We walked to the saddle between the Storr and the summit, absolutely exhausted by the time we got to the top, we had a light mist coming down which was quite refreshing. By the time we got to the car we had over 10,000 steps, we calculated there were about 6,000 up and 4,000 down. Very happy to sit in the car on our return.
Then to the Lealt Falls, a waterfall which crashes down then runs out to the ocean along a most picturesque creek amongst the cliffs. Stunning location with a couple of very average photos which don't seem to capture the scene. A coffee van in the parking lot was a saviour with coffee and muffins.
Next stop was Kilt Rock and Mealt Falls, a high waterfall off the cliffs with a background of columned cliffs which obviously look like a pleated kilt. To make it more interesting there was a Scottish piper at the parking bay to enhance the moment. Once again a couple of photos.
Continued on our anti-clockwise route with a promise no more stopping till we got to the Neist Point Lighthouse. It didn't quite workout due to some sensational scenery on the coast road. Namely the Kilmuir lookout and a few other stops out of the blue which probably have a name but were missed in our rush to get to the lighthouse.
The Neist Point Lighthouse didn't disappoint. There were two options, walk down and around the hill or walk along the cliff face about half a mile to catch the best view. Due to our strenuous morning we opted for the shorter route and saw a magnificent site of the lighthouse against the rocks on the calm waters of the North Atlantic Ocean.
Home for tea after a very long day.....
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| The best view of Skye (you knew I had to do it!!!!) |
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| Waterfall near Sconser |
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| Babbling brook near Sligachan |
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| This is the mountain we were to climb, looks easy? |
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| Up to the first level and it looks like lots of people thought it was easy too!! |
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| Higher |
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| Higher |
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| Till we get up there somewhere |
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| Take the rock option or the peat option, shoes will need a clean when we get home |
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| Fit people to the top....only the crazy need apply |
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| No thanks!!! |
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| There's one of those crazy ones |
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| Let's look for a coffee!!! |
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| Lealt Falls canyon |
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| Lealt falls creek to the North Atlantic |
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| Kilt Rock in the background, Mealt Falls. |
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| Piper |
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| The other side of mealt Falls, the water was so clear |
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| On the road again |
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| Sheep grazing in the paddock at Kilmuir |
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| Cliffs near the Neist Point Lighthouse |
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| Lighthouse in the background |
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| That path is the walk to the lighthouse, not for us today. |
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| On the road home |
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| Found this young fella on the way home |
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| They breed for lambs here, no shearing, so they've breed self shedding sheep, here's one nearly done. |
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| Late news...we have seen a sunset!!! This from our B&B at 10.20pm......goodnight!!!! |
Stunning photos, stunning place. How did you stop taking more and more photos??
ReplyDeleteThe weather has obliged over on Skye for you!
What do they do with the wool and skin once it's been shed??
Love Maur
Skye is a stunning place, we do have a million more photos for everyone to look at when we get home don't worry!! Despite the weather over the last few eeeks we have been fairly lucky to avoid the worst of it. The sheep don't actually shed their skin....just their wool. Usually it comes off a bit at a time and is just left to rot in the paddocks, this is the first time I've seen one where the whole fleece seems to have come off in one go. We've picked up the wool to inspect it and it looks and feels more like hair than wool and apparently it's not good for any sort of weaving or knitting. On our way north now, love Pam and Vernon xxxxx
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