Today, we explored the Isle of Skye. After a hearty breakfast at our bed and breakfast in Portree, we got on the road and went to a rather difficult yet short hike to the Old Man of Storr. This is a rock formation sticking out of a nearby mountain but the rock formation isn't the best part. The best part after a grueling hike up the mountain is the view of the entire coast below which is well worth the scramble.
The next stop was Kilt Rock which is a formation of rock where you can see colorful striations from volcanic eruption of long ago. I guess the patchwork kind of looks like a kilt.
The next stop was the most scenic. It was called Fairy Glen and looked like the Shire from Lord of the Rings. We made ourselves a nice lunch there and walked the sheep trails around the area.
Another highlight from today was going to a light house on the far west side of Skye. On the way, we hit a museum where the talked about how life was like in this part of the island a hundred years ago. There were some old cottages that were preserved for people to visit. Anyway, the light house had a great view and the scenery looked amazing in the sunset. When we arrived, it looked like sunset back at home. And when we left an hour and a half later, the sun was just a little lower in the sky. It gets dark here around 11 or so.
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