Dan and Chris start the day promising to show us everything Skye has to offer and by the end of the day we will be experiencing
DSL - Deep Scottish Love (say it with a Scottish accent too!) Before reaching Skye we stopped off at Eileen
Donan Castle which is famous for Highlander and also some other movies as well. The cool part is that the family who
own it still use it as a summer house and have private rooms there. But they realise that it costs a small fortune to maintain and as such visitors are allowed in most days of the year to finance it. Apparently otters live in the waters around here so
Shona wants to see one, however they are elusive little creatures. Heading into
skye we are told about Saucy Mary who used to live on the island. To make money she would string boats across the lochs and fishermen would have to pay a toll. After letting them through she would lift up her shirt and flash her boobs, hence the name Saucy Mary! A wanker of a bus driver was driving with his wheels on the middle line. Now the roads aren't wide by any means, but basically he was on our side of the road. We were going too fast to stop and pull over so Chris took evasive action and pulled over to the left as far as he could. This meant the the hedge (the only one we passed on the whole island) took out our right wing mirror. A bit of team work meant that we moved one of the right wing mirrors over to the left and at last the bus was legal again. Dan and Chris
were awesome as rather than cutting things out, we just spent longer on the road. Skye is magical containing fairies, wonderful tales of history and also some of the oldest mountains in the world. Geology was born here as was the bed and breakfast. We loved it. Back at the hostel the dinner option included haggis. We both managed two mouthfuls, but it doesn't make our liked foods list. A pricey (10 quid) tour on Loch
Ness finished our evening. It was great to be out on the loch trying to get the photo of Nessie (and then get paid our 1 million pounds from the local cafe) but not really worth the cost. Never the less we only live once and it is unlikely that we will be back here for a while.
own it still use it as a summer house and have private rooms there. But they realise that it costs a small fortune to maintain and as such visitors are allowed in most days of the year to finance it. Apparently otters live in the waters around here so Shona wants to see one, however they are elusive little creatures. Heading into skye we are told about Saucy Mary who used to live on the island. To make money she would string boats across the lochs and fishermen would have to pay a toll. After letting them through she would lift up her shirt and flash her boobs, hence the name Saucy Mary! A wanker of a bus driver was driving with his wheels on the middle line. Now the roads aren't wide by any means, but basically he was on our side of the road. We were going too fast to stop and pull over so Chris took evasive action and pulled over to the left as far as he could. This meant the the hedge (the only one we passed on the whole island) took out our right wing mirror. A bit of team work meant that we moved one of the right wing mirrors over to the left and at last the bus was legal again. Dan and Chris 
were awesome as rather than cutting things out, we just spent longer on the road. Skye is magical containing fairies, wonderful tales of history and also some of the oldest mountains in the world. Geology was born here as was the bed and breakfast. We loved it. Back at the hostel the dinner option included haggis. We both managed two mouthfuls, but it doesn't make our liked foods list. A pricey (10 quid) tour on Loch Ness finished our evening. It was great to be out on the loch trying to get the photo of Nessie (and then get paid our 1 million pounds from the local cafe) but not really worth the cost. Never the less we only live once and it is unlikely that we will be back here for a while.
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Wow - sounds like a great day! I knew I should have come along to carry your bags.
ReplyDeleteLove the photo of the castle (and of Shona too of course!). The grey sky makes for a mysterious atmosphere - great
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