Isle of Skye

All too soon our week on Lewis & Harris was over. We caught the ferry in Tarbert for our voyage to the Isle of Skye, arriving in Uig. It was dark when we checked into our lovely little cottage near Portree.

After the relative quiet of the Isle of Lewis & Harris, we found Skye quite busy with tourists. The Isle of Skye is connected to the mainland by a bridge which makes it quite easy and convenient to visit. As a result, many of the iconic locations were teaming with tourists. Nevertheless, the scenery was beautiful and we still found lots of relatively quiet locations.

Over the years, the wine club I belong to has occasionally offered Scotch, supplied by Praban Na Linne on the Isle of Skye. So naturally, one of our first trips on Sky was to visit their shop. It was quite a scenic location. In addition to fine Gaelic whiskeys, they offer fine gins. After a tasting, we came away with several purchases.

After lunch in a nearby village, we visited Armadale Castle. Once the seat of Clan Donald on the Isle of Skye, the ruins of the castle are surrounded by beautiful gardens. (Click on any image in the galleries below to open full-sized versions.)

Another castle we visited during our week on Skye was Dunvegan Castle. This ancestral home of the Chiefs of Clan MacLeod has been continuously inhabited for 800 years. The current chief does live at the castle part-time but is based in London. The castle and the expansive gardens that surround it are well worth a visit.

On two mornings during the week, I got up before dawn to photograph a loch with a wee island in it. While I did get a decent image the first morning, the second morning provided a much better result. The towering pinnacle of The Old Man of Storr in the distance is reflected in the water below the island.

Following my early morning shoot, I drove the short distance to the parking lot for the hike up to The Old Man of Storr. The climb was quite strenuous so by the time I got to one of the main view points I didn’t have the energy to continue to further vantage points.

Skye has lots of beautiful waterfalls, and I managed to photograph a few of them.

I’ll finish up this post with various other views around the Isle of Skye.

Stay tuned for the final week of our Scotland adventure.

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