Elgol, Broadford, and icy water at Torrin pools
Via Broadford – for some shopping – to Elgol.
There, the locals walk with mosquito nets covering their faces. We soon notice the reason: very small mosquitoes—fortunately not much trouble. We make a small journey along the coast over not very well-trodden paths.
To Torrin pools. Here, a river flows from the steep slope into Loch Slapin. The walk along the cascades of fast-flowing water is very pleasant. Some try to bathe in the small pools below the falls. The icy water almost hurts from shrinkage.
Back to Broadford. Walked to the pier. There is not much more to see than breathtaking views and fishermen—enough to do it for.
In the bar, Gabbro, we have a beer. Make plans for tomorrow.
Portree, Shakespeare in McLeods castle, sheep
Breakfast is barely inferior to dinner.
First, we go to Portree, the main town of the Isle of Skye. It is a nice, small, partly very colorful port town (where not colorful also equals concrete gray). We look around in the drizzling rain.
On to Dunvegan castle of the MacLeods. Painted portraits on the wall of the Chiefs van de MacLeod clan show stout men with thick sideburns. However, the last scion of the MacLeods family to be portrayed here is a sweet old lady, Chief Dame Flora, who has managed to bring the feuding chiefs back together.
The castle has an extensive library, where I discover Shakespeare and our own Grotius (Hugo de Groot).
We check out the bay by the castle and the garden.
We drive back home through the rain, and we still have to get out of the car to take pictures, among other things, of stubborn sheep complainingly bleating as they cross the road.
Thurso naar Sconser; cranachan als dessert
Gisteren van Thurso naar Sconser op het eiland Skye. Een lange rit dwars door de Highlands.
We besluiten via de noordkust naar Tongue te rijden, dan naar beneden door Lairg en Dingwall, en dan over naar het Isle of Skye.
De rit langs de kust ten westen van Thurso is mooi en ruw. Bijna alles voorbij Thurso is éénbaansweg, dus je moet regelmatig uitwijken naar een passeerplaats voor tegemoetkomend verkeer.
Bij Tongue slaan we af het plateau op, de ruige heuvels in. Prachtig uitzicht over meren tussen de bergen.
Pas vijftien minuten voor Sconser begint het te regenen.
Het hotel ligt aan zee en kijkt uit over het eiland Raasay. De eigenaar verwelkomt ons en leidt ons door de authentieke eet-, bar- en zitkamers. Ze zien er geweldig uit.
Het hotel serveert ook diner. Uitstekend — heilbot en kabeljauw. Cranachan als dessert. De koning van de Schotse nagerechten…
Cranachan (Scottish Gaelic: Crannachan pronounced [ˈkʰɾan̪ˠəxan]) is a traditional Scottish dessert. It was originally a celebration of harvest, made following the raspberry harvest in August. The dessert of cream and fresh seasonal raspberries is bolstered by Scottish oats and whisky.
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