Kanga And Wombats Adventures

A hearty cooked breakfast set us up nicely for the day. Saying fond farewells to our hosts, we set off past the ruins of Strome Castle towards Lochcarron township. The morning light provided some nice reflections.

We took a tiny detour into Plockton just for our aqua friend Mary, who stays there everytime she visits Scotland. It is, indeed very pretty, and also has the claim to fame as being the set for the 1990’s TV show Hamish Macbeth. But it is a nightmare to drive into from the main road…single lane and very narrow!

With ‘Speed Bonnie Boat’ blaring on Spotify, we crossed the magical Skye Bridge and headed north to our first stop of the day, the Old Man of Storr. Along with a few hundred friends!

Opting to take the ‘easy’ route up, we didn’t quite make the pinnacle viewing platform, but we still managed to get a gist of what the Old Man is all about.

Our aim today was to circumnavigate the Trotternish peninsula, the northernmost part of the isle. It was slow, single lane driving, allowing plenty of time to smell the roses and take in the amazing coastal scenery.

Definitely a highlight was the Quirang, a dramatic escarpment landscape of landslips and pinnacles.

But equally inspiring were other hidden gems, waterfalls tumbling into the sea, the ruins of Duntulm Castle and stranger than fiction, a fairy glen! Yep, in a valley down some twisting laneways just off the main road, was an enchanting natural landscape of conical hills, grass covered mounds. A bit like Hobbitown!

We felt pretty lucky to have had fine weather today, with great visibility even as far as the Hebrides.

We found our digs and headed off to find dinner in Portree. Pretty darned cute!