Road Trip to Isle of Skye - Day 3 of 6
As I mentioned before, going on holiday with a landscape photographer can mean that probably you won't have 6-8 hours good night sleep in whole.
Mr. decided to wake up really early to visit the Needle. I was not involved in that, because after a freezing night in the Lake District, I rather enjoyed having a rest under a very heavy and warm blanket. He always says I don't need to get up if he does. But he doesn't count with the fact of waking up. Definitely, by default, there is no chance that I will get up at 4:30 to climb up to a hill to take a photo of anything. But he still wakes me up with he getting up, preparing, packing, loading, firing up the coffee machine, etc. Not easy, nah.
Mealt Falls
After he came back, we head to Mealt Falls. We have been here once, and that time the number of dropped lens caps at the edge of the cliffs were quite interesting, but this time we didn't see any. Pandemic / storms I guess? Or hard working locals who pick them up with special tools maybe? I'm not sure. But the waterfall is bold and majestic, and nothing compares to its sound.
People usually don't spend that much here, even if it is a bus full of people. But definitely worth a visit, because the scenery is stunning.
Portree
Imagine Portree as a micro Tenby but much more peaceful. A little gem with colourful row of houses, sea food, boats, suspicious seagulls, seasoned with history. I love any little revelation which relates to languages, in this case the fact that Portree is actually Port-an-Righ in Gaelic, which means King's Port.
We had a little walk here to explore the town a bit, hunt for a fridge magnet and a postcard for the beloved. I know these are looking old fashioned habits, but they have their own beauty.
The shops are full of wonderful handcrafted gifts by locals. I really love what Scottish people can do with wool, and making sheep, highland coos and tartan so cool. The works of local painters are simply stunning, to be honest I could buy all of them, really. They can truly capture the mood of Scotland, that mysterious, foggy, history-fragranced peace.
Sligachan
I'm still not entirely sure how to pronounce Sligachan, but we went with slee-ga-hhan or slee-guk-an. This is also a place we were before, and again, we visited this in rain. For taking photos, rain and clouds were working so nicely though. Seeing the Black Cuillin hills surrounded by moving clouds is something everyone should see at least once in their lives. Also we experienced that golden hours are working really crazy here.
We didn't go to the usual little bridge this time, just a little bit of walk from the road to have a fair spot looking at the hills, and actually that is enough. The hills are majestic, and the water of the brooks around are crystal clear.
As it was both raining and sunny, we have spotted a really fancy rainbow. I don't know if we should have made a wish or something like that, but I'm quite sure that after seeing such a beautiful phenomenon, we couldn't have wished anything more beautiful.
Dunvegan Castle
Should I come up with something about my Mr. being vegan and our trip to Dunvegan Castle?... Okay, I won't.
We have seen beautiful postcards and photos of this site a lot, and were quite disappointed that we couldn't visit it, but this is what you get when you travel off season. We went a bit further along the shore of Loch Dunvegan, and we could spot the castle that way, but maybe it is something we need to visit again. What a shame! There is Dunvegan Castle on this picture, I promise :)
Neist Point Lighthouse
So we headed to find a lighthouse. We like lighthouses, we even have one in the town we live. This time our target was the Neist Point Lighthouse. The road to Neist Point is really beautiful, and I particularly loved the sheep grazing freely along the road, sometimes causing a little bit of traffic.
Man, that was a windy day. Had to be careful, because the ground was quite boggy, and to go over to the rocks on the top to see the lighthouse from above, we had to find a way where we don't sink basically.
Standing on the edge of the cliffs in strong wind was a bit scary, and it is that kind of wind which can easily disturb the balance of a tripod with camera on, but the view is absolutely stunning, and worth it.
It started raining, and after I took some photos, I left the Mr. to take his pro ones, and got back to the car. And while I was walking back, another beautiful rainbow appeared :) I just spotted that people don't really watch the lighthouse anymore, they all look to the opposite direction, and poof! Another rainbow! We must find a pot of gold now...
Way back
We got home a bit late, but not too late for a good Chinese Takeaway. We have been in Fat Panda before, and it is still there, still operating, still very nice, you can't wish for more, really. The lady who took the order is smiley and so kind; I wonder if she was there in 2017 when we visited.
We finished the day with catching up with two episodes of Apprentice UK.
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"You can't be rid of me. You will never be rid of me." The mirror told him hatefully.
The dark-haired boy turned away, hands clenched.
"You can't run from this, coward. You can't run from the truth," the mirror continued to snarl.
"It doesn't matter." The boy answered, "You can't do anything to me from there,"
The mirror snarled again, "You will regret this. You will regret killing me-"
"Why?" The boy interrupted, "Isn't that what you wanted to do to me?" Red flashed momentarily in the green eyes and the boy smiled, a mockery of how Harry Potter used to, "Why will I ever regret living?"
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