27-10-13, 12:53 PM
Skye? Take yer walking boots with you!
The problem with Skye (the island of mist) is that in a country with dreadful weather, Skye arguably has the worst weather of anywhere in the country.
My last couple of visits the Cuillin Ridge has eluded me. High winds, too much snow, low cloud and so on. Loads of gorgeous smaller hills and fab low land walks.
I'm not a camper but the Glen Brittle Campsite though basic has a good reputation, and a fantastic location.
If you like a roof over yer heid but don't wanna fork out a fortune, The Waterfront Bunkhouse next door to The Old Inn in Carbost is good. The Old Inn is a cracking wee proper local pub (strangely owned by a couple of Cornish dudes), very friendly, good real beer and excellent food at very reasonable prices, probably gets seriously mobbed in the middle of summer though. There's wigwams just along the road from Carbost at Portnalong, and they have nice wee bothy style self contained units good for small groups too, as well as a hostel (one big bunk room though)
Carbost and that ridge;
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You get a great view of that ridge from Ergol (boat trips in summer), there's usually loads of pretty picture landscape snappers hanging out here waiting for the light to do something, umm but not in this weather :lol ;
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Bla Bheinn, considered by many to be Scotland's finest hill, it has it's own personal cloud, so even on nice days you often can't see foc all on the summit, for once I got lucky,
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The problem with Skye (the island of mist) is that in a country with dreadful weather, Skye arguably has the worst weather of anywhere in the country.
My last couple of visits the Cuillin Ridge has eluded me. High winds, too much snow, low cloud and so on. Loads of gorgeous smaller hills and fab low land walks.
I'm not a camper but the Glen Brittle Campsite though basic has a good reputation, and a fantastic location.
If you like a roof over yer heid but don't wanna fork out a fortune, The Waterfront Bunkhouse next door to The Old Inn in Carbost is good. The Old Inn is a cracking wee proper local pub (strangely owned by a couple of Cornish dudes), very friendly, good real beer and excellent food at very reasonable prices, probably gets seriously mobbed in the middle of summer though. There's wigwams just along the road from Carbost at Portnalong, and they have nice wee bothy style self contained units good for small groups too, as well as a hostel (one big bunk room though)
Carbost and that ridge;
You get a great view of that ridge from Ergol (boat trips in summer), there's usually loads of pretty picture landscape snappers hanging out here waiting for the light to do something, umm but not in this weather :lol ;
Bla Bheinn, considered by many to be Scotland's finest hill, it has it's own personal cloud, so even on nice days you often can't see foc all on the summit, for once I got lucky,