Isle of Skye

green hills of Skye

Words cannot ever do beauty justice, and it seems lame to even try and describe the loveliness of Skye in the Inner Hebrides.

We met people who go to Skye every year and I understand. In sunshine, rain and mist, the mountains, moors, coastlines and streams of Skye are breathtaking. We only had two full days on Skye and concerned we would not get parking at the popular walks, we arose at 5.00am to beat the crowds. Other than serious photographers capturing the sunrise, we were rewarded with solitude. Despite sinking into mud with each step on the heather covered mountains, drenching my hiking boots at Fairy Pools (I fell crossing a stream) and walking through mist on the moors to a Neolithic village, I would not change anything.