Making the most of the cloudy but fine weather Alex decided we should have another road trip day and go around the top of the island from Uig skirting the Quairang and then going down the east side of the island through Staffin, past the Old Man of Storr and to Portree. We toyed with the idea of having lunch in Portree and going back to the Cafe Arriba to utilise their free wi-fi but the whole place was crawling with day trippers and after counting 8 coaches in t...

Today's destination was the Coral Beaches at Claigan. Once again the weather was going to be "iffy" in the morning but with fine weather predicted later in the day so we hoped that by the time we had driven out through Dunvegan again and up the winding track towards Claigan that any rain would have moved on. We chose this particular walk because there was a marked path and my hiking boots were still not dry so I was wearing my running shoes which were not designe...

We had a leisurely start to the day knowing that the weather was predicted to improve after midday. So, by 11 am we were kitted up and ready to attempt our first hike on Skye. We chose Rubha Hunish; the most northerly point of the island.After a short drive along the Staffin road to Shulista, we parked in a gravel car park just short of the town. The moment we arrived and got out of the car it started to rain, but the brief shower was over in a few minutes and we...

Still raining this morning but we knew that would be the case from the forecast, which is why we had already planned to do some indoor sightseeing today. For me the day started off traumatically as, after breakfast, I heard a cow moo-ing close by. When I looked out of the window there were a group of cows in the neighbouring field and the calves had been separated from their mothers. The distressed mothers were calling to their babies. Feeling sorry for the cows,...

Today is brought to you by the letter R and the letter B. R for the rain that has fallen non-stop overnight and B for the bruises I ended up with after falling down the stairs this morning! Fortunately I only slipped on the third step from the bottom and no lasting damage was done but I did land in an undignified heap at the bottom and have an impressive bruise on my left hip and one on my left arm where I hit the edges of the steps on my way down. This is someth...