Can we stay here forever?

No, we have to continue on. But if felt exhilerating being so close to such vastness. We'll never forget this day!

Waterfalls through the cliffs

This is just another shot of Skye. Water is just pouring out of the cliffs all over the island, which adds to green landscape. This is right on the sea. The water cuts great furrows through the earth and dumps into the sea.

On the edge of the world

Here I am overlooking the ocean, on the cliffs of the Isle of Skye. We drove to the north east part of the island and took a tiny sheep path to the edge of the world. Below, on the shore, there are stone buildings/ruins that were used by the people here many years ago for some sort of manufacturing. The ocean is vast and the cliffs are impressive...freeing and fantastic!

Dunvegan Castle

This castle on Skye is still owned and inhabited by the Clan McCloud. The captain of the Clan, lives in part of this castle with his family. It is huge and cold and right on the water of the Isle. The captains of the clan have lived here for hundreds of years. It was just one stop on our tour around the island.

Portree

This is the harbor in Portree, the capital of the Isle of Skye. Skye is completely surrounded in water, with the Skye bridge linking the island to the mainland. Portree is a tiny town, neverless the largest one on the island. Good restaurants and a few hotels line the harbor, participating in all sorts of crazy weather. Seafood like crab and muscles are a dominant part of the menus and the lifestyles of the people. While we were in Skye, we saw so many different weather conditions. This day it was beautiful, sunny and lovely. The next day we were in Portree, the rain was really heavy and the wind was blowing the rain sideways. We spend most of that day in our bed and breakfast, chilling out because the weather was so bad, we could barely be outside without getting completely soaked. But this particular day, the harbor was glorious and the island was alive and we ate up the energy.

Is this real?

Seeing these castles is surreal. They are so old and just so majestic. This castle, the Eileen Dunan castle, was spotted by us after just turning a corner on the highway and there it was! We didn't go in this one, it was great enough to just see it from the road. The water surrounds it completely and a bridge was built to access the castle. It is really in the middle of nowhere. Just beautiful. In the winter, it gets covered in snow and the pictures are beautiful. This was just a fantastic surprise on our way to Skye.

On the road to Skye

On our way from Loch Ness to the Isle of Skye, we passed this beautiful, very old grave yard and stopped to snoop. It was completely alone and quiet, behind a gate along the highway. The oldest grave dates back to approximately 1064 and the town continues to bury their dead here. It was so incredibly beautiful. It was really windy and cold and the entire experience was breathtaking. Being from Oregon, we thought we knew green, but Scotland blows Oregon out of the water. The green of the landscape is something amazing and just the most refreshing thing ever! We stood on the top of the hill behind this cemetery and I just couldn't take in the moment more! The breeze and the scenery just reminded me of what being alive really means. I could think nothing except of freedom and freshness. The stress and anxiety of my home life was just that....thousands of miles away. It was incredible.