Day: April 6, 2025

Day 1823 Isle of Skye, Isleornsay, Armadale to Mallaig by Ferry and the most stunning sunset in Arisaig!

This is our lovely Airbnb.

What a lovely, lovely space.

It’s situated in Camus Cross, Isleoronsay on Skye.

Were in the little Bothy above the shed.

This is the beautiful house right on the beach and the Bothy is right behind it.

I couldn’t recommend this place more. I loved the shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, hand wash, towels, bedding, the lot. The welcome you receive is wonderful and you feel really at home. The only negative as that you don’t spend a lot of time enjoying the room as there is so much of Skye to explore.

This morning we went for a walk from Camus Cross through Isleoransay.

I swear this sheep is smiling. No wonder… it’s because the sun is shining.

We walked to the local hotel for lunch. Hotel Eilean Iarmain.

Cheers first drink of the day! Diet Coke… obvs…

We had lunch in Bar am Praban.

I had Tattie Scone pulled pork nachos.

We walked back to the Bothy, where we’d left the car and drove down towards Armadale.

Helen did some arty shots.

Love this very faint Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 flag in the sky.

One of the people on the end of the pier, pointed out some dolphins on their way down the sound!

We were sailing on the Loch Brusdha from Armadale to Mallaig. The water is a mill pond. There’s not a breath.

If you know me, you will not be surprised to learn we were first in the queue!!

What a stunning sailing.

The colours in this are an amazing advert for Caledonian MacBrayne ferries.

Mallaig!

Arriving in Mallaig, first on, first off!

This is our home for the night, the Old School House in Arisaig

It’s a beautiful location.

As soon as we checked in, we headed off to chase sunset….. with a picnic!!!

This time we found sunset. One of the best sunsets ever….

It’s 8pm and I am wearing a vest top in the west of Scotland! Helen who is Scottish, has lived in Devon for 24 years, is wrapped up in a cosy hoodie!

Wow!

A much calmer day than yesterday with walks and relaxation.

What a beautiful end to the day.

Memories to last a lifetime!

Stay safe everyone ☀️☀️☀️

Day 1822 part 2 Isle of Skye, Portree boat trip, Old Man of Store, Fairy Pools and sunset

We had the most amazing day on Skye yesterday.

I slept like a log…. No wonder after such an epic day.

We had a lazy morning and left our beautiful Airbnb and set off for Portree…. There were many oohs and ahhhhs and moments of wonder along the way. Of course we stopped several times for photo opperchancities….. my gran used to say that!!! 😆😆😆 (actually maybe she never, sometimes I give her credit for lots of words and then wonder if she did)😆

We took a 2 hour boat trip with Stardust from Portree.

Portree

Back on dry land!!

We drove out from Portree up to the Old Man of Storr. For the purposes of doubt the tall monolith (check me) is the Old Man of Storr.

We decided to take the very well appointed path up to it. It’s a hike. Said 40 minutes but it took us about an hour as we stopped for so many photos.

The views were out of this world…. Then there were selfies!!

This looked like a diamond shaped lake!

I should say that this is the Pinnacle.

We drove from there to the Fairy Pools… now this has changed a lot since I was last here. A new path has been laid and the car park is massive compared to what it was. A real sign that they have had to cater for the amount of tourists they get.

We drove chasing the sunset but never really got it.

Helen took this amazing photo from a passing place!

A truly exceptional day where memories were made.

Stay safe everyone ☀️☀️☀️