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Op naar Skye
Zoals voorspeld begon de dag grijs, na het ontbijt en de checkout uit het hotel vertrok ik richting Skye. Eerste stop was Neptune's Staircase, een serie van 8 achtereen volgende sluizen die een hoogteverschil van 37? meter overbruggen, al in al niets speciaals in feite, ik probeer toch een paar originele foto's te maken, juist nadat ik afgebroken …
Skye
De dag begon grijs, zeer grijs, je kon amper 300m ver zien door de lage hangende wolken en regen, maar dat was voorspeld, eerst ontbijt:spiegelei met vegetarische worstjes, lekker. Daarna effe het verslag van gisteren online gezet en naar het weer gekeken op buienradar.nl, jaja die werkt hier ook, volgens de voorspelling ging het gedaan zijn met …
Macdonalds of the Isle of Skye
... when we entered the castle, it was the Duchess of Argyll, who was out for a walk/bike ride with the Duke or Argyll and their sons!
After looking around the Castle and grounds, we sat in the café for a soup and sandwich for lunch before hitting the road again. Out next stop was Oban, where we walked around in the city centre for about 25 minutes and then drove up to McCaig Tower. At the Tower, there was a wedding going on, complete with all the men ...
A long drive North
... other, I felt like I could understand my affection for Scotland.
Graham
Getting to Scotland we drove for hours and hours and hours. When we got there the views were amazing. Luckily we had Harry Potter to listen to in the car. We listened to 2 books there and back. Finally we arrived at the cottage on the Isle of Skye at 6pm. Mum decided to go for this one because it had Cath Kidston fabrics and lots of crochet inside. On our first morning we walked up to the Old ...
Highlands day 3: Skye → Inverness
... of members of the clan, weapons and other artifacts, the most famous of which is the Fairy Flag. Legend has it that this sacred Banner has miraculous powers and when unfurled in battle, the clan MacLeod will defeat their enemies. There are various legends about the flag. Flag is said to have been wrapped around a MacLeod child by a fairy when the child was crying. Another version of how the Flag came to the MacLeod clan ...