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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 out to the edge of the cliffs to see the magnificent view over the water & islands rising in the distance. Of course there were also a few black face sheep munching on grass nearby on tourist duty. Onto Kilt Rock where apparently the Scottish giant Finn McCool sat down for a rest & left the imprint of his kilt on the sea cliff. The kilt pattern was created by similar rock formations to the Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland. Along the way our guide Dave had entertained us with historical events in Scotland's history as well as local trivia & stories. Next he also took us in the bus on what he called 'The road of doom' which was a narrow windy road with stunning vistas across the island. We climbed up towards jagged peaks with views across the remote valleys covered in vibrant purple flowering heather. Surviving the drive we arrived in Uig where we could calm our nerves at the Isle of Skye Brewery. Quite a number from the bus could be seen wandering the little port area with a 500ml bottle of the local brew before long. Our last stop for the day was Dunvegan Castle which we got discounted for £7 with entry to the castle which the McLeod family still live in parts of but the rest contains fancy old original furniture set up in each room as well as the infamous 'Fairy Flag' apparently given to the family by the Fairy king Elfin. It really just looked like a tatty bit of cloth with some red embroidery in it. Outside the views around the castle (once again positioned on the edge of the water) & the gardens were lovely to walk around. The gardens were almost fancier than the imposing castle with a large walled garden set out in four well maintained & colourful sections and a water garden with a small waterfall & cute bridges crossing the water below. We arrived back in Portree about 4.30 & after a short rest at the B&B we headed down into town to walk up to the watchtower which overlooks the harbour & then down to see if we could manage to get a seat for dinner tonight. We wanted to eat at the Pier Inn & unable to book a table we ended up having to have a drinking in the bar where old fisherman recalled tales of the day & the pints washed down whiskey. We had barely touched our drinks & we had a table, first sharing very plump mussels in a tomato chilli sauce then we both ordered linguine with smoked salmon & crabmeat in a creamy white wine sauce- once again delicious & very generous on the seafood. With only one more pub to tick off we visited the Royal Hotel which had far less character than the rest but some free wifi & then wandered back to the B&B.
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