Day 1608: Isle of Skye

Visiting the Isle of Skye again was Mary's dream and now we're here!  Thirty years ago, she and her mom traveled through Scotland and fell in love with Skye.  I can see why.  It's a rugged, wild land, only forty-eight miles long and ranging from three to twenty-five miles wide.  We took a train from the Queen St. Station that was clean, comfortable and on time.  The scenery along the way, including lochs and the Glenfinian viaduct that appears in Harry Potter films, captivated us.

After five hours, we arrived in Mallaig, a tiny, picturesque coastal village.  We had lunch in a delightful restaurant called The Tearoom.  Several of us had the traditional fish and chips and strawberry cider.  Then we were off for a 30 minute ferry ride to Skye.  Beautiful!

We had an incredible dinner at the Claumore Inn that Gus recommended.  We will all gain ten pounds on this trip!

Our tour guide, Gus, met us at the dock and told us there are 15,000 people living here now.  They've actually had a population surge recently.  Tomorrow, he'll be transporting us all over the island to the fairie gardens, a castle, the shoreline and a few other sites.

We had an incredible dinner at the Claymore Inn that Gus recommended.  We will all gain ten pounds this vacation at the rate we're going!

On the ferry traveling toward the Isle of Skye

The coastline across the road from our B&B

A little shop nearby

A stream entering the sea

Sticky pudding