Scotland Orkney & the Outer Hebrides Tour – Day Nine, Skye Island

Scotland Tour on day nine was touring the Skye Island. 737

Before the tour, I had time to stroll around the town of Portree

Panoramic view of the harbor

Another panoramic view of the same place

Street of Portree

The main squire of Portree

Not quite sure what this place was, but I think it is Loch Fada.  Far away in the picture is a sharp needle-like structure in the mountain.  It is a famous structure called the Storr.

Panoramic view

Another panoramic view of the same place

A short drive from the last stop was Rigg Viewpoint

Panoramic view

Another panoramic view of the same place.  The color of the water changes from blue to white.

More photos of the same place

Another short drive was Kilt Rock & Mealt Falls Viewpoint

A short walk from the ocean view is Loch Mealt.  Panoramic view

Drive inland from the last sight was Cuith-Raing, mountain ranges.

Panoramic view

This is the starting point of a hiking trail.

The hiking trail

This is as far as I went because the time restraint

Other views of the place as I return to the starting point of the trail

Another panoramic view of the place at the start of the hiking trail

Stopped at Uig Hotel for lunch

After the lunch, we stopped at the Fairy Glen

The landscape is dotted with small, grass-covered mounds that resemble miniature hills. These conical hills create a surreal and otherworldly atmosphere.

The last stop was Skye Museum of Island Life.  We did not go inside the museum.

Panoramic view

The museum

At the site is a graveyard with the Grave of Flora MacDonald.  Flora MacDonald was a notable figure in Scottish history, known for her involvement in the escape of Charles Edward Stuart, also known as Bonnie Prince Charlie, after the defeat of the Jacobite uprising of 1745

These last pictures were taken inside the tour bus as it was moving.