Isle of Skye Photo 2

Isle of Skye

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November 25th 2008
The Isle of Skye is a magical place. It is amazingly under populated and the scenery is rugged and unforgiving. We stayed in the town of Portree and ventured about the island for a few days. Skye is full of big open rolling mountains with sparse foliage and a few villages scattered about. The ground is rock with a six to twenty-four inch layer of peat. We visited the Talisker Whiskey d ... read more

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