Blimey....it's windy here!

Hello everyone

Blimey but it's windy here in Skye!
Got up after a good night's sleep and headed downstairs for breakfast. Lots of lovely fresh fruit with cereal followed by bacon and eggs, toast and tea...yummy! It started the day off very nicely and we set off to explore the northern part of the island.
We drove anti-clockwise round the island, stopping at any point that looked interesting (or had more than a couple of tourists already parked up!). We found some spectacular views over various bits of water (lochs? the sea? we weren't sure - but it was all beautiful) and even managed to start our sightseeing in fairly dry and warm weather....until we reached Duntulm Castle! We had parked up with lots of other visitors and headed off along a footpath to see the remains of a historic castle perched on the edge of a cliff overlooking the sea. It was still dry but was VERY windy and, as we made our way further out on the cliff, it got windier still! We saw another visitor standing face-on into the wind and he could lean forward at 45 degrees without falling over! The wind was really strong and blowing people all over the place but it was also warm and, to be honest, most people seemed to be enjoying the experience! However, it was also blowing some rain towards us - we could actually see the rain getting closer! We headed off back towards the car but didn't head off quick enough and the rain got us! Blimey - it was good fun but we were bloomin' wet!
We set off again with all the car blowers on full belt - we weren't going to let a bit of wind and rain stop us enjoying ourselves!

We visited a number of stops including the port at Uig and then drove to Dunvegan Castle which is the ancestral seat of the McLeod clan. It was very interesting and had beautiful gardens too and the sun shone on us and the hundreds of foreign tourists at the castle. There are a lot of people here for a "homecoming" event where (we think) people from around the world are coming to Scotland this year to meet their clansmen. Lots of Canadians, Americans, New Zealanders, as well as Spaniards, French, Germans and lots of Scandanavians - really interesting.

The rain has held off for most of the day and we're hopeful for another day sightseeing in the more southern bits of Skye tomorrow....including the Talisker whisky distillery! (looks like I'll be driving tomorrow after Martin hits the free sample table!)

We are off soon to find a place for our evening meal. Hope we find somewhere a bit better than yesterdays place - a very average pub with slightly below average food at significantly above average price (£40+ for a basic pub meal...). Keep your fingers crossed - I'm starving!

More news tomorrow if you're still reading!

Bye

D&M
xx