I decided to go back to Skye having been forcibly removed by the breakdown truck!
Raasay from Applecross bay
Applecross village – the camp site is above the village
Raasay from Sand
The Cuillin & south Raasay
Trotternish & north Raasay
Highest point of Raasay – apparently the most recent volcano
I drove from Applecross along the coast, not over the top, going for lower stress levels rather than good views from the top. The MoD Torpedo station is quite discreet (checked the spelling!). They also have a base on the island of Rona, north of Raasay and there is a base at Kyle which I had a good view of while staying at the garage in Kyle.
The Inverness train
Attadale Gardens came stongly recommended and it didn’t disappoint.
Unexpected
The sundial
The Japanese garden
The one at the back is the way over the top to Applecross, from Attadale Gardens
Loch Carron
There is no ferry from Strom Ferry
I stopped off to see Eilean Donan Castle. Very impressive from the outside – used in lots of films; Highlander, Entrapment, The World is not enough. But, as I was warned, don’t bother about the inside. It was a ruin until the 1930’s and has none of the skill of Lutyens to give it charm like Lindisfarne Castle.
I drove on to Uig – wouldn’t have driven back and forth between Skye and the mainland when there was still a toll on the bridge – the driver of the tow truck said he had had to pay £21 for his truck plus whatever was needed for his tow. I stayed at the camp site at Uig – the owners of the site and some of the other inmates of the site were particularly unhelpful and unfriendly.
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