I had planned on leaving early to hit all the sights, but I didn’t end up getting on the road until after 10am. My first stop was supposed to be The Old Man of Storr, but they were doing construction on the parking area and had turned it into a giant mud pit. That, plus the fact I didn’t realize you had to climb a mountain to get there, made me pause to take a look but then continue driving onward. I stopped at quite a few outlook points and passes to enjoy the amazing views until I made my way up to Kilt Rock and Mealt Waterfall. Then I drove all the way up and around the Quirang and stopped at Duntulm Castle for a bit to take in the sights and sounds. Then I continued the loop and detoured off into the Fairy Glen. The Fairy Glen was really cool, it’s about 10 or 15 acres of these random hill formations that have wavy footings because of the wind in that particular spot. Where erosion occurred you have little holes, so it literally looks how you would imagine fairy houses to be. It was all very Tolkien-esque. After making my way down the narrow, steep, winding roads (which I’ve gotten a bit more used to by now) I got back on the main road and headed south to Armadale and waited around a bit for the ferry to arrive. The ferry landed in Mallaig, and although I saw a neat rock beach there, it was getting late and I headed to my B&B in Glenfinnan. It’s a very old B&B just down from the aqueduct, so I’ll stop by there tomorrow.
Scottish Highlands – Day 4 (Isle of Skye)
