Complete Bliss Defines Our Day on The Isle of Skye!

After a typical Scottish breakfast of eggs, baked tomato, mushrooms and toast with a pot of tea, which we ate with two lovely women from Germany, one who was schooled in Bernburg, off we went to explore the northern loops of Skye. First things first. We met a new friend today. Yes, our German friends were delightful, but here is another new friend who was quite friendly. We named her Gingerbread.

She has a baby, Cinnamon. Cinnamon is so young, if you look closely, you can see her dried up umbilical cord hanging from her tummy.  TMI? Sorry, I think it's neat.

They are Highland Cows, or as they say here, "Coos".  Males and females have horns. They are mostly used for milk, as their milk has a high butterfat content.

Of course, we must not forget the sheep. They are EVERYWHERE!  Relaxing in the grass...

Dreaming about faraway places... Or maybe guarding the island...

Living the high life!

 

Or dealing with freeloaders or hitch hikers! Check out the bird! Some of the farmers mark their sheep with a color so they don't go home with the wrong herd! We did see Shetland Sheepdogs herding sheep today!

On our way north on the eastern loop, we saw "Old Man of Storr".  The erosion of this basalt plateau has created the Old Man of Storr. It's a monolith that is over 160 feet high.

Next we drove along the same coast side road and came to "Kilt Rock".  It's also in the northeast. It gets its name because people think it looks like a pleated kilt with a color pattern.

There was a great waterfall there. It's called the Mealt Waterfall. It falls about 200 feet down the cliff and into Sound of Raasay below.

We stopped the car many times along this northeast loop, everywhere we looked was so beautiful!

The ruins of the Duntulm Castle are perched on the northernmost peninsula of Skye. It is gorgeous there. We walked up and WOW. Panoramic views of the water and islands. Of course, there were sheep waiting for us there, too!

Next stop was Fairy Glen.  Folklore tells the children that fairies live up there. We could immediately see that children would love this place, for that reason. We walked up the trails to the "summit".  

The views on either side were amazing.

So fun, we loved it!

We drove the second, northwest loop, found a cafe for lunch, made some more photo stops, and headed back to our B&B in Portree.

This castle, Dunvegan, blends right in with the scenery.

Tomorrow we leave Skye for Inverness and Loch Ness! The adventure continues!

Thank you, Linda, Nan, and Wendy for the FaceTime call tonight! Very fun. Have a blast in VT!