Skye: Last Day

Our final day, we decided to go to Portee and do an easy hike around the bay.  I had brought a book, and we followed it to the start.  

Just as we were getting ready to go, a nice guy came along with his dog and said that it's better to do the walk the other way around so you can enjoy the views as you walk. Even though this was very concerning to the shortest member of our group, we did the unthinkable, and did the walk backwards!

Beginning at the end

The walk went through some woods and across a couple of farms.  It was fairly steep in places. Once you got to the top, you could see Portree Bay.

Taking a break on the top of the Bile

The Bile was this big flat meadow that the book said was a raised beach formed during the ice age.  As the ice melted, the sea level rose, but the land rose at the same time as the weight of the ice was removed.

The Bile

It was pretty much downhill from here, and we wandered back toward Portee to grab the car and head to Inverness. 

Portee

The drive back was fairly easy.  We took a different route driving south along Lochness.  We stopped for a bowl of soup, and then it was time to say goodbye.  

I stopped at the Storehouse at Foulis on the way home, and picked up gourmet provisions, including a very expensive block of parmesan cheese.  After unpacking, I notice that my shadow (Maggie) wasn't attached.  This was so unusual that I went to investigate and found her on the patio.  She had carefully unwrapped the cheese and was gnawing away at it.

I was very angry and put her in her kennel.  As I was eating my dinner, it was only interrupted by Maggie licking and smacking her lips. That dog!