Skye's of Blue

Yes, that is a terrible pun.

I went to Skye for three days at the beginning of this week and it was such an incredible trip.
Our tour consisted of about 23 people and our lovely Glaswegian driver Ronnie.
The first day was spent making our way up to the highlands. We had a brief stop in Fort William for some lunch and drove alongside Loch Lomond as we learned about the tragic massacre of the McDonald clan on the mountains of Glen Coe.
My favourite part of the day was our stop at Eilean Donan Castle. Now infamous for its appearance in the film Highlander, it is truly one of the most beautiful places I have ever been to. We also met a brilliant guide there who entertained us until we had to head back to the bus.
As everyone on our tour was punctual, Ronnie got us to Skye in record time and my first evening in Broadford was spent making friends with the other girl staying at the B&B we (my colleague Victor and I) were staying at and a lovely girl from Argentina, whose accommodation was a five-minute walk from ours.
At Cafe Sia, I had the greatest pizza of my life. It was cheesy, tomatoey, garlicy, chickeny perfection. I rarely finish all of the food on my plate but I did that night.

The next day meant an early start for a day filled with adventure. From learning about Flora McDonald's tumultuous journey with Bonnie Prince Charlie over to Oban and to safety to a lunch stop in Skye's capital Portree. Whisky tasting was a fun addition to the day but I'm not that into whisky so I mainly enjoyed seeing the faces of other people on our tour... Our day was incredible.
After that, I had dinner with Ronnie (I should probably mention I do work at this company and knew him a few times before our trip) and even tried haggis for the first time! Weirdly enough, it's not as bad as I thought.
After dinner, I started on my scenic walk back to the Riverdale Lodge guesthouse (Best name ever! Mainly because Riverdale also happens to be my new favourite show), said 'hello' to Victor and we made our way over to the small pub across the road.
It was definitely a night I will always remember.

Our last day was bittersweet. I enjoyed our time in Loch Ness and visiting Culloden was eye-opening as I don't think I realised the awful things that happened there until faced with it.
Once again, we made great time on our way back - despite the traffic and slow drivers!
Ronnie was such an incredible tour guide and I'm heartbroken he's leaving us but I'm so excited for where his future journeys will take him.

Can't wait to go back to Skye!

Jessica
xoxo











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