Scotland Road Trip - Day 3

Day 3 : Over the Sea to the 'Skye'

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Five of us had a good breakfast in the hostel before siu and jWerne left for their tour to Loch Ness. Sarah joined both of us and our first stop was the famous Loch Ness. The legend of Nessie has never faded away until now. Urquhart Castle was about 2miles away and it was a beautiful drive along the long narrow lake. One word for Loch Ness : mysterious!

ROAR!!!!!

Lochness

Urquhart Castle

After a pretty long stretch, we reached Eilean Donan Castle. Perhaps the most interesting about this castle is that it is situated on an offshore islet connected to the mainland by a footbridge. It is a spectacular feature of Scotland especially on a bright sunny day with its reflection shimmering on the surface of Loch Duich.

several shots of Eilean Donan Castle

We left the castle and entered the Isle of Skye from Kyle of Lochalsh. The scenery of Skye somewhat offered us a different feeling altogether. We made a couple of good stops at the east coast of Trotternish peninsula (the Old Man of Storr pinnacle, the Kilt Rock cliff and the waterfalls, just to name a few).

old man of storr ( just above WC's left shoulder)

Peeka-baaaaa

highlandcow

Kilt Rock Cliffs (behind the waterfalls)

I tried to write on our experience in the Isle of Skye but I found it especially a difficult task. Personally, I feel that Isle of Skye is a place of which its beauty is never complete to be described in words alone because travellers have to be there to experience the rapture radiated by the scenery themselves.

Some pointers to travellers interested in going to the Skye :
(1) you may need to consider your mode of transportation in the island because it is huge and we hardly notice public buses on the roads. Driving (or cycling if you have more time to kill) is perhaps the best choice on the Skye as you can just stop at any convenient point for the breathtaking views.
(2) There are many Bed&breakfast and other accomodations (e.g. hotels, self catering cottages, camping sites etc.) in the main places of Skye with reasonable range of price. But do book before hand especially in the summer!
(3) The crime rate in the Skye is basically close to nil and you don't have to worry about leaving your cars unlocked whatsoever.
(4) Just beware of the wind especially if you are standing somewhere near a cliff or the beach! If glasgow’s wind is able to blow and invert an umbrella into a “mangkuk”, Skye’s wind can perhaps blow an elephant off the cliff!

We had quite a good chat with Bill and Hillary (the owners of the B&B we stayed in) that night, and we exchanged many stories about Scotland and Malaysia. Their place was a cozy croft house situated in Glendale, and we really miss it now!