Just Imagine The Views
We woke up after a wonderful night in the cottage. We had gotten supplies to make breakfast, especially since the “breakfast” places in the nearby village opened at 11am. I cooked our traditional vacation breakfast of scrambled eggs with bell pepper (red, of course…I’m not an animal) and onion. The protein changes with the location - trying to get a flavor of wherever we are. In Scotland, it is bacon. Not US bacon, which they call “streaky bacon”, but good old back bacon. We also had toast, that Rosanna graciously prepared, along with some yummy jams.
After we ate and cleaned up, we headed out to see what we could see. Our initial impressions were “not much”. We headed toward Portree, and stopped off to see some standing stones. There was only one we could get to without walking through cow patty-infested marshland, so we called it good and moved on.
We made it into Portree, and we could see the ferry had recently unloaded a fresh batch of tourists - some who having their initial experience with island driving, and were displaying their sheer terror, and backing everyone else up.
After we got out of town, we stopped at Bride’s Veil Falls. We got some pics from the car, but Carrie was convinced there was more to see, so she and Walt got out to investigate. They were able to get much better photos, but that entailed standing in some muddy water. Carrie did have to stabilize Walt to ensure he got his shot.
Back in the car, we headed toward the Old Man of Storr. Not me, but a stone formation. With the low cloud ceiling, and the amount of hiking required, we decided to skip it. We saw Lealt Falls, and Kilt Rock Falls as well. The wind was starting to kick up, and when the crew got back in the car at Kilt Rock, they said that was the wettest they had gotten.
Next, we went to An Corran Beach, where there are some fossilized dinosaur footprints. It was down one of those glorious one-track roads. I enjoyed a little eye-rest in the car while everyone else got out for photos.
Next, we drove by Duntulum castle, a ruin right on the ocean, and continued our wet, misty, coastal route. We stopped at the Skye Museum of Coastal Life, and decided to grab lunch at the adjoining cafe. They had the most amazing savory pies. Carrie, Pat, Walt and Rosanna all got the Ham and Chicken pies, and I totally scored lunch victory with the Steak and Ale pie. We decided to skip the museum, and headed on.
There was an Iron Age Souterrain, a stone-lined partially underground building, often used for living, storage, defense, or other purposes. Walt had seen a sign for a craft fair back a ways, so we thought we would check it out. Unfortunately, it was probably an old sign, as there was a fundraiser feed going on. We awkwardly bowed out, and went back to our car.
We decided to call it an early day, and head back to the cottage. On the way we stopped at a market and got some items for a simple dinner, and some more bacon for breakfast. After a wet and misty day, we made it back to the cottage.
Carrie and the crew worked on photos, and I worked on my napping skills. We ate grilled cheese sandwiches, and some other leftovers, and Pat and Carrie painted. Then, it was time for bed.
