An early morning saw us on the road at 08:30 in the Beast.  Toddler in a baby seat and 2 adults in the back, me and Simon in the front.  Our destination?  The isle of Skye.. with a few stops on the way 🙂

The drive shown on the map is one way..  we came back along the same route.  That’s not normally something I like to do but honestly, I’d drive the road through Glen Shiel and the Five Sisters any day..  a truly awesome drive..  seriously, go do it.. amazing.

As usual Scottish weather brought us rain most of the day so photos are not as multiple as they could have been, but I’d not be able to do it justice anyway.

 

Our first stop was Eilean Donan Castle, the castle used in Highlander and also The World is not enough.   A stunningly picturesque castle situated at the convergence of 3 lochs, the current castle is a modern restoration as it’s predecessor was blown up over 2 centuries ago.. still a kewl visit though, recommended.   Nice coffee shop as well, and not expensive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From Dornie (where the castle is) we headed over the sea to Skye 🙂    It’s a bridge crossing now with no tolls so quick and easy (though it is sometimes closed due to wind).

On Skye we had no real plan, just wanted to take a look and grab some lunch.  The rain came down in buckets but it was still a beautiful place, plan in longer than a few hours if you’re going..  I’ll go back to see more at some point.  225 miles covered this day.