Month: May 2018

First things first – maybe the best breakfast of the trip – the Edinbane Inn does a fantastic porridge. You must try it! Fuelled up – it was back to Dunvegan Castle now that they were open. This is a fantastic castle and gardens and gave us our first insight into the “faerie” culture in Skye (see below).

From here we backtracked past Edinbane heading for the north east order of Skye. There was lots of scenery but the next stop was at the Skye Museum Of Island Life. Lots to see, read and explore here but there hunger pangs were getting us and they didn’t have a cafe :(.

We just managed to get the tail end of the lunch service at The Flodigarry Hotel where the food was almost as stunning as the views. Elaine claimed that this was the best salad she has ever eaten! Another one on the list for a more leisurely visit.

Heading south along the east coast the next stop was at Kilt Rock and Mealt Falls Viewpoint.

Time was marching on so a mad dash now – heading back towards the Talisker distillery but heading left before we got there. Next stop was The Fairy Pools – a natural formation of pools and waterfalls fed directly from the Coulin mountains.

Don’t worry – it wasn’t as cold as it looks -IT WAS MUCH WORSE !!!! I’m glad I did it (and I’d probably do it again)!

We swam just upstream of the next photo – in which you can see an underwater arch – maybe the next time!

After the wild swimming it was back to the Edinbane Inn for another fantastic meal with some traditional music for afters.

If you are interested in accessing full size full resolution versions of any of my images then please contact me using any of the social links listed here.

After a lovely breakfast at the Drovers it was time to head north to Glencoe. This is a well travelled route so not much to report here. We did stop at the Loch Tulla Viewpoint. I had not checked the settings on the camera before taking the first shot of the day – but it did end up being one of my favourite shots.

After passing through Glencoe …

…we heading on towards Glenfinnan, another first for me. This is the location of the “famous” “Harry Potter” bridge. For me – I was nor impressed by the Glenfinnan monument and the stunning views down Loch Shiel.

(I have since straightened the horizon on my local copy)

From here we were under a bit of time pressure as we were booked to be on the ferry from Mallaig to Skye. This did not stop us from heading along the scenic route – taking in the spectacular Morar Sands. This is definitely on the list for a more leisurely visit.

Before boarding the ferry from Mallaig to Armadale on Skye we sampled the fantastic (made to order) Cullen Skink soup from the cafe just at the Zebra crossing just outside the ferry terminal.

After the smooth crossing we headed north – popping in to the Tallisker distillery. We had missed the last tour of the day but the shop was still open so we stocked up on some essentials for the coming evenings! Completely unplanned but we spotted a sign for The Oyster Shed – which is literally a shed but sells fantastic oysters (and other seafood).

Time was marching on so it was time to head to our first overnight on Skye. This was where I fell foul of a frozen (phone based) satnav and missed my turning , ending up at Dunvegan Castle. They had no rooms free so we headed back to the planned route.

We stayed at the Edinbane Inn in Edinbane. This is where it really sunk in – Scotland has a great number of FANTASTIC places to eat !

If you are interested in accessing full size full resolution versions of any of my images then please contact me using any of the social links listed here.

A ridiculously short day but we were all working, but wanted to make a dent on the route to make it less of a rush to catch the ferry to Skye on the Friday.

This was also a chance to tick off a bucket list item and have an overnight at the Drovers Inn in Inverarnon.

This is one of my favourite pubs in the area and we always stop for food or a drink when we are passing. This 300 year old inn is famous for it’s welcoming atmosphere and scary taxidermy specimens.

I always wanted to stay here – bucket list item – ticked!

If you are interested in accessing full size full resolution versions of any of my images then please contact me using any of the social links listed here.