Day 43: Saturday 21st May 2022
Today we decided to catch the 9.15 bus to The Old Man of Storr. This is one of the most famous walks on Skye, and though it was busy, we really enjoyed doing it.
We arrived there about 9.30, and already the car park was getting very busy, so we were glad to have not driven. The walk was again brilliant - lovely views of the mainland and smaller islands especially. We were lucky with the weather as the rain held off for the morning - there was even a bit of blue sky! We had our lunch once we got back to the bottom again, where we had a nice view of the sea. We spoke to a couple of different people, doing their own road trips, one from America and one from Holland. It’s really nice to hear where others are travelling to/ from and their recommendations for the local area. Also on the walk we heard a cuckoo - we hear one everywhere we go!
The bus route went in a loop around one of the Northern tips of Skye, so we decided to keep going up to see more of the area. As we had bought a day rider ticket for the bus, we considered getting off again in Uig to look around before catching the bus back to Portree. However, the bus times are quite infrequent and so we would have been there for quite a few hours. The decision was made for us really, as it was raining, and we were quite enjoying the bus ride, so stayed on! Though we were able to look in the deli briefly whilst the bus was waiting for a few minutes due to being early.
Skye looked amazing - it was foggy and rainy so we couldn’t see quite as well as we might have done, but it was nice to travel round some of the coastline, and also see the smaller islands from a distance.
We stopped off in Portree for a coffee and to look around some of the other areas, before heading back to the campsite for the evening.
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