Today was a day of traveling. We boarded the ferry back to Scrabster at 9:00 (thankfully not as rough a trip as the other night), and drove to Portree, on the Isle of Skye. It was a five-hour drive, and much of it was along one-car-width roads with pullouts for passing oncoming vehicles. We’ve had those here before, but they’ve been straight. This one was hilly and curvy. And a little rainy at times as we drove under occasional rain clouds.
The landscape switched from green pastures and sheep to heather-covered mountains and streams. The heather is not in bloom, but I can just imagine how this place must look in the spring.
Our B&B, Gleann An Ronnaich, is a little masterpiece in attention to detail. Facecloths! Kleenex! Those are luxuries we’ve only had in two of the other B&Bs. This one even gave us a packet with maps and guide books and other information on the area.
There are glittery kelpies painted onto the wall and shade behind the bed; there are little silhouette mice painted at the doorways above the baseboards. And this will be the first B&B we’ve stayed at that offers home baking along with the other usual breakfast items.
We walked into town and checked out the pier, had a lovely seafood dinner, and shared an order of sticky toffee pudding. Below is the day in pictures:
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| Gleann An Ronnaich |
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| Portree |
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