Day 8 - Skye - The Trotternish Peninsular

I started the day with an early planned run.  It was very warm and sunny and I took the opportunity to explore some of the side roads. 

 
View over Broadford Bay 

 
The Broadford River 

 
Broadford 

Today we toured around the Trotternish Peninsula which goes to the very north of the Skye.  We started with a stop at the capital of Skye, Portree.  Again it was very busy with tourists.  We did find somewhere to park but at a cost of £3 for 2 hours but 1 hour was enough.  Portree is a pretty little harbour and most of the shops are touristic. 

 
View from Portree Harbour 

 
View down to Portree Harbour 

 
Portree church 

 
Portree Harbour 

 
Colourful houses at Portree Harbour 

 
Music from Skye - as seen on a wall in Portree 
 
 
We then did an anti clockwise circular tour of the peninsula which has a few unusual rock formation.  The Old Man of Storr at and the Quiraing in the north.  It was sunny to begin with but clouded over for a couple of hours and then the sun appeared again.  Photos below of our various stops. We saw an owl which had a distinctive pattern on its wings.  Not sure if it was a Barn Owl.  Can anyone identify it?
 
 
The Old Man of Storr 

 
Loch Fada with Old Man of Storr in background 

 
Brides Veil Waterfall 

 
Rigg Viewpoint 
 

 
Beach from Rigg Viewpoint 

 
Lealt Falls 
 

 
The Quiraing 

 
The Quiraing 

 
Buzzard taking off hill at The Quiraing 
 
 
  
Style of house seen at the north of the peninsula 

 
View towards the very north of Skye at Rubha Hunish 

 
Working phone box at the very north of the island 

 
Owl (Barn??) hunting over the peninsula 

 
Owl (Barn??) hunting over the peninsula  

 
Northern view with Duntulm Castle on left.  
Isles of Lewis and Harris in background.
 

 
View of Tulm Bay
 
 
Lambs at Flora McDonalds Memorial 

 
Flora McDonalds memorial 
 
 
  
Wheatear at Flora McDonalds memorial 

 
Paul with gorse which is everywhere 

 
Skye Life museum 

 
View over Uig Harbour 

 
Isle of Skye Brewery at Uig - we bought a couple of bottles of their beer 

 
Standing Stones - nothing like those on Orkney or Shetland and probably not worth the detour.
 

We were quite late getting back and it has been a long day.   The clouds had lifted over the Cuillin Mountains.

Cuillin Mountains 

We cooked spag bol and watched the nice sunset over Broadford Bay - even though we are on the east side of the island!

 








 
 

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