On Saturday we took a tour of the Isle of Skye. It was a little interesting taking a chart bus down some of the little country lanes. They were a lot like the roads in England, and after the trip this weekend I am convinced that being a bus driver in the United Kingdom (and probably the rest of Europe as well) is not my calling. Here are some pictures of what we saw Saturday:
These are the Black Cuillins. There are two ranges, the Black Cuillins and the Red Cuillins. Oddly enough people who are practicing for treks such as Mount Everest, come here. The weather was so spectacular that we were able to see these very clearly.
The Red Cuillins with the Black Cuillins in the background.
On the Isle of Skye, the primary language is Scottish Gaelic so all the signs and buildings were in English and Gaelic. 
This is the Portree Harbour. Portree is the biggest town on Syke.
The Old Man of Storr If you click on the link it will give you the legend of the old man.
Kilt Rock and the waterfall The rock in the background (and below) is called kilt rock because it striped, like a kilt. It was a really pretty view, but after reading the website I am really glad that it wasn't too windy!T
I am sure that at one time this was a very impressive castle, but now the Duntulm Castle is in ruins. The view from the castle was amazing. Its too bad that the castle is now in ruins, but its probably too out of the way for Historic Scotland to make enough money on it to justify re-building it. In various links there is a lot of reference to the large storms -- they have knocked of the 'Old Man of Storr's' head, caused the castle to crumble even further, and helped discover fossils of dinosaur footprints in one of the bays. Apparently casts were made of the prints and then they were again covered by sand until someone could figure out what to do with them.
This is a traditional cottage replica in the Museum of Island Life but interestingly enough, houses like these are still in use today on the island.
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