Scotland Orkney & the Outer Hebrides Tour – Day Nine, Skye Island
Scotland Tour on day nine was touring the Skye Island.
Town of Portree: Bank St, Portree IV51 9DA
Loch Fada: Loch Fada, Portree IV51 9HT
Rigg Viewpoint: Isle of Skye IV51 9HX
Kilt Rock & Mealt Falls Viewpoint: A855, Portree IV51 9JE
Cuith-Raing: Unnamed Road, Portree, Sartle, Staffin, Portree IV51 9LB
Fairy Glen: Highland Skye, Uig, Portree IV51 9YG
Skye Museum of Island Life: Kilmuir, Portree IV51 9UE
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.
