Scotland Blog May 29, 2014
May 29, 2014 at 6:34 PM
Scotland Blog - Thursday May 29th, 2014 Isle of Skye - Dunvegan Castle
Our first day on the Isle of Skye has been great. Our first shoot this morning was in the beautiful village of Portree. The winding streets, row houses and colourful harbour offered up many photo opportunities.
Mid morning we departed Portree for Dunvegan Castle. Set on an inland salt loch (lake) the castle offers up many photo opportunities. Complete with several many flower gardens the group split up and explored the grounds.
Next stop Talisker Distillery where we sampled some of their 15 year old special edition scotch. Leaving a very warm feeling once a few samples were shared. Then our final stop of the day was Fairy Bridge set at the base of Glamaig Mountain. Each year a marathon race is held from the bridge to the top of Glamaig mountain at 775 meters, a distance of 7 kms. The approximate time for a runner in top form up and back 44 minutes and 27 seconds. We all got across the bridge!
Tomorrow we depart for the Outer Hebrides taking the ferry from Uig to Tarbot. En-route to the boat terminal we will visit the Old Man of Storr rock formation, Kilt Rock and the ruins of Duntulm Castle. Posted are a selection of images from todays trek. Good night from the Isle of Skye.
Biker on the motorway to Portree this morning.
Mountain waterfalls
Colourful reflections on the harbour inlet in Portree
Small boats in Portree Harbour
Low tide
Dry dock, Portree Harbour
Dunvegan Castle at low tide
Dunvegan Castle pathway leading down to old dock gate
Big sky at low tide, Dunvegan Castle
Waterfalls in Dunvegan garden
Another view of the gardens
Iceland blue
Chaffinch in the castle gardens. The male becomes more colourful during mating season.
Wall Gardens in Dunvegan Castle
Branch from a Monkey Puzzle Tree
Talisker Distillery
Ruth at Talisker Distillery during our tour, photo for her new label "Ruthie Walker Red"
Tasting time, 15 year old Talisker special edition
Mountain reflections
Ferry bridge with Galmaig mountain in the background, this is where the marathon takes place.
The storey goes if you stick your finger in the water at ferry bridge then rub it on your cheek it will bring you good luck. Don working on his good luck.
Then a quick touch to the cheek!
Diane gets down close to the ground at ferry bridge, Don in the background.
Perfect view through ferry bridge, nice work Bill!
Sea Breezes, our something yellow image to finish off todays blog. This is Sea Breezes coffee shop at the harbour in Portree.
That’s it for our photos from todays locations, another great day. Tomorrow we head to the Outer Hebrides, it will take approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes by boat. Good night from the Isle of Skye.
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Great scenery and looks everyone is having fun.
I'm glad I'm enjoying the tour too, but who gave me the crappy camera?
Dave Chidley
Hey, I didn't know Bob was there cycling!