Today was spent on the beautiful an t-Eilean Sgitheanach, or the Isle of Skye, as it's known to most people. The Isle of Mist and Cloud. Sligachan was the first stop for the day, in the Red Cuilins. It had been raining so much, the river was just wild. We got to stand in the screaming wind and rain listening to Simon tell us one of the many variations of the legends of Skiach (it's pronounced skih-hath, for those not familiar with Gaelic pronunciation, emphasis on the first syllable). Then it was back on the bus and off to Port Rìgh (Portree), capital of Skye. Port Rìgh (Port of Kings) is a beautiful little town, what an amazing setting for a town! Would love to live there one day, just to be able to admire the
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