Manchester/Scotland 2025 - Isle of Skye Tour Reaching Skye

 

Road trip vibe! We have now reached the Isle of Skye! How lovely the road view was!

As we made our way to Portree, the biggest town in Skye, our little van drove along the coast line so we always had the sea view just next to us.  We will be spending two nights in Portree. And although our tour does not include accommodation, the tour company has helped us to book accomodation on our behalf. 

Suddenly, from valley and mountain view, we were now seeing sea views!

We drove past some farms and local houses. 

Imagine living on this island! Sometimes I think I should go learn to drive, so that I could live at some remote places far far away from everything. But because I don't drive, I now live in cities, or places that at least have public transport to. I think only in Japan would I feel comfortable living in the country side due to their very reliable bus services and timing. 

Isn't the world a beautiful place? Or should I just narrow it down to, isn't Scotland a beautiful place?

This tour seems to have all the views you want to see. And we're only in day 1!

Soon, the road turned into valleys again, as we made our way through the island. I have no idea how big the island is, but it had so many lovely sceneries and mountains! It was amazing how one single island could hold so much wonders!

I thought the Three Sisters of Glencoe was stunning, but I was about to be proven wrong. As our van drove through the valley, we soon saw something even more mesmerising. 

I couldn't get a good shot as the view was opposite my window, but here is a snap of it. Those are the Cuillin Mountains. Just look how dramatic they looked, almost black and white, with the white being the snow at the top of the mountain. It kinda makes you understand why people believed in Gods and Giants, and Witches and Fairies here, doesn't it? Cause it looked so magical and mysterious. 

Bonus view during our ride to Portree, we got a glimpse of Old Man of Storr above. It's that black pointy stick-like thingy up on the hill in the photo above. We will get a chance to visit it on our next day in Skye. 

I forgot where we took this wefie, but I guess we might have got a chance to get down from the van to take some photos :)  Our guide is after all, super cool!