We had a late start on Monday, mainly due to having to wait for the kids to get out of bed. Seems that Sunday's six miles of bracken-bashing and bog-trotting was far too much for them. Eventually we shoehorned them into the car and headed off for a drive around Trotternish.
The first stop was at Càrn Mor, where folk had been busy rearranging the shoreline. It reminded me of this:
Piles
More piles
From there we headed south towards Uig, with fine coastal views on the right, and then we went onwards to Portree to do some window-shopping. Sarnies were scoffed on the slipway:
Luncheon
United Colours of Portree
After picking up a polite parking-ticket from the local Feds we headed back up the eastern coast towards home, stopping at a few places to take in the wonderful scenery. A short stroll near Ellishadder led to the cliff-edge and some amazing views:
Looking southwards - Dùn Dearg and Rubha nam Brathairean
Looking northwards - Mealt Falls and Kilt Rock
From a distance the cliff-edge railings seem like just a safety feature, it's only when you get near them in a breeze that you realise that they're musical:
Railings at Kilt Rock (Field Set)
Source
From there we continued the leisurely drive back to the cottage, with a few more stops for sightseeing.
After another evening of chilling-out the others went to bed while I stayed up watching the stars again for a few hours - the skies were utterly cloudless, the air was warm and still, and the Milky Way was an amazing sight. I took more pics, I'll post them sometime soon.
To be continued...
THE SMALL(ish) PRINT... (updated 23/07/2016)
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ooh. I really enjoyed those musical railings!
🙂