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07/31/06 - Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland (photo album for first 2 weeks in Scotland) Arriving on the Isle of Skye - achingly beautiful scenery...and sickeningly winding roads! |
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| After six hours of driving along winding roads through the stunning emerald green hills etched with waterfalls and shrouded in mist, we crossed the Skye Bridge and arrived in Portree, the largest town on the Isle of Skye, bustling with tourists. Caroline, in a car-sick fog of her own, was more than pleased to stumble out of the car and check into the pleasant-but-no-frills Ben Tianavaig B&B, located right above the picturesque harbor of Portree. Gill, an Englishwoman and David, from Australia, were the friendliest and most charming of hosts and served a mean Scottish breakfast, complete with some of the best black pudding in the country - yum yum, so delicious! There had been rain off and on during the trip up and in our haste to make it to the Tourist Information center before they closed, we managed to go out in a brief but heavy downpour, getting soaked to the skin on the short walk to the TI. Luckily for Caroline, she still fits perfectly into Scott's pants and was happy to borrow a pair for the rest of the day, having no long pants other than the ones that got drenched and the weather being chilly and drizzly (except for a brief visit by the sun and a double rainbow!). |
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