Ewe will love Skye
Since we went to bed at a reasonable hour last night, we were up and headed to The Old Man of Storr. The hike was around 4.4km and an ascent of 282m. It only took us an hour and a half because the view was fogged in.
Doug was very adventurous and scaled one of the peaks. Sheila and Bill showed up and encouraged Doug and I to retreat to lower ground and back onto the path. Since there was no view, we did not complete the trail loop.
We headed into Portree and wandered around the main square before The Lower Deck Seafood restaurant opened for lunch at noon. The mussels (maybe the best we have ever had) and smoked salmon were fantastic! The restaurant was super packed within minutes. The staff did a great job of serving everyone and getting us back out onto the street quickly for the next round of tourists.
We opted for an easier hike this afternoon, Rubha Nam Braithrean or Brother’s Point. It was just a few minutes past our Airbnb. It was a very scenic walk and we had great views now that the rain has passed. Sheila, Bill, and I hiked up onto Dun Hasan. It took a bit of effort to climb up but it was worth the view.
Doug stayed closer to shore and was able to take some great scenic shots of Kilt Rock and the Sea.
We saw a few birds like the Hooded Crow and White Wagtail, Great Black-backed Gull, Barn Swallow, Great Comorant, and European Rock Pipit.
After our hike we headed back to our place to freshen up before heading back into Portree for an early dinner.
The Rose Hotel Restaurant is right on the water but our table was not along the windows. So we could hear the seagulls but could not see the water while enjoying our meal. The pork belly, salmon, and lamb were all excellent. We were not able to get into the Michelin restaurant in Portree, but this meal did not disappoint.
After dinner Sheila took the wheel and expertly drove us along narrow “highways” and single lane roads to the Neist Point Lighthouse. We arrived shortly after 8:00 and it was the perfect time to walk along the cliff, take in the spectacular views, and snap some photos.
Along the way back we had to tell the cows to mooove over and the sheep to get the flock off the road. We even saw a few deer but they were not close to the road.
In order to have a local country pub experience, we popped into Old School in Dunvegan. It turned out to be a local touristy restaurant and drinking establishment. All was not lost, they did have some new whiskys for the guys to try and I won my second game of Bitch Rummy of the trip.
Sheila did a great job of getting us home in the pitch dark on the narrow and winding roads (the Tucson has very dim headlights which did not help the situation). I can’t quite figure out why the roads can’t be wider and straighter with all this wide open land?!