After another hearty breakfast- this time muesli with yogurt then potato scones with sautéed mushrooms- we were picked up for our final day of the tour. First stop was a small stream on the Isle where our guide told us the story of the two warring clans (McDonald's & McLeod's) marrying their children to stop the fighting & how the wedding went wrong but was saved by Elfin & the magical powers of the stream. Our final stop before leaving Skye was the ...

Not being picked up until nearly 10am we managed a wee sleep in before a very hearty breakfast at the B&B- full cooked Scottish breakfast of course. We had quite a few more frequent stops today, the first being Fairy falls where if you take a mouthful of water from the top of the falls & spit it on a rock at the bottom your wish will come true- granted by the Fairies that inhabit the island naturally. Next stop, more water at Lealt falls where we walked o...

This morning we were off on a 3 day tour of Scotland. We only had to drag our bags a block up the royal mile to the tour office where there was a line out the door of people checking in- the haggis backpacker tours also left from here. Despite the hoards of people we boarded our 29 seated bus on time & were introduced to our guide Dave who wasn't wearing a kilt but did have a big ginger beard & long hair. We headed out of Edinburgh past the red industrial...