The Isle of Skye…..I love you….totally and utterly love you.
Myself, wife and 2 kids have just spent 2 weeks based in a cottage in Uig in the North of Skye. If I start being descriptive about how wonderful it all was I will be late for work in the morning, so a brief summary is as follows
Where – cottage in Uig, Isle of wonderful Skye – with lots of exploring of the island.
When – 23rd July to 6th August
General weather for the 2 weeks – a few wonderfully clear/sunny days, a couple of windy/wet days and regularly overcast but dry. No complaints with the weather.
Midge situation – not as bad as I feared it would be. Couple of evenings we had to retreat inside but not a problem.
Highlights – all of it, seriously loved everything about it!!
Photobucket is driving me nuts today and I do not have the patience or the time to try and sort it any more, so fingers crossed this will work and sorry for there being so many!!
On the way up we stopped at the beautiful Castle Eilean Donan. Beautiful.
The classic view from Sligachan bridge up to Sgurr nan Gillean
The view of Uig Bay from our cottage.
And watching the tide make its way up the Bay.
The ruins of Duntulm Castle and Tulm Island.
Boat trip from Portree
and the Great Skua.
Watching a White-Tailed Sea Eagle circle overhead and swoop down to pluck a fish (thrown from our boat) from the water and fly off to feed its chick is an experience that will always be remembered. Awesome.
Rha waterfall.
The Quiraing. Part of the Trotternish Ridge, formed when Basaltic rock caused a giant land-slip over sedimentary rocks beneath. Amazing.