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Portree, Isle of Skye June 10, 2005
| We were in Portree (or Port Righ which I assume is Gaellic) in 2003, but the web site only shows one picture. The channel in is narrow, but has fairly sharp edges (and the usual assumption is that the slope above the water line is the same as the slope below the water line). This picture was taken as we were leaving (as I wasn't up when we arrived), but gives you a good idea of the channel. The actual port is around this corner to the right. |  |
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Guess what, we took the lighter in, got on busses, and off we went on the
Isle of Skye. However, unlike previous tour guides, we actually
stopped to allow picture taking. The hill on the far left is 3000 meters high. Just for fun they have a hill run. Last year the winner went from here to the top, and back again in 45 minutes! Barefoot! (He's from Nepal.) |
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Marnie and I recognized the camping ground to the right from our previous
trip. At least this time it wasn't pouring buckets on the people
camped there. On the far right, just a picture down from the road to the Loch (Lake) and the Fjord (to use the Norwegian term). |
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The purpose of today's expedition was to get to Dunvegan Castle. It's on the other side of a mountain from Portree, but has no port of its own, so ... The castle is medieval, but it was restored in the 1840s and this facade is part of the restoration. It's still in private hands and allegedly the castle that's stayed in family hands the longest (and still there). |
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When we arrived, there was a long queue out the front door, so we turned
left immediately and headed for the gardens (which were nice, but about 3rd
on the list of the ones we've shown you so far. The picture on the
right shows you to castle from water level. The picture on the far right is a close up of the water facing side of the castle. This is all original as far as we can learn. |
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On the way out, we passed Neist Point. As you can see, this lighthouse is well above the water level, but they still have a wall on the water side to make sure that the waves don't create too much damage. |
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