After a quick RV breakfast, we started driving from Ardlui towards the historic town of Fort William where Chris wanted to buy some Highland sweaters. We parked at Glen Nevis and while Chris was busy at the Highland Center store, I walked around the little town and bought myself my favourite yellow daffodils and some beautiful roses! The morning sun came out and showed how beautiful the mountains around Loch Linnhe really were! We took some nice pics in the sunshine at the Old Fort, climbed atop the fort walls which are still standing and got some of the best views of the shoreline below.

We left Fort William to see the famous bridge and Harry Potter train in Glenfinnan Viaduct. The train was expected to pass through the bridge at 10:42am and though we arrived an hour early, the place was jam packed already! The train arrived 15 mins late but it was worth the wait! The sun came out just in time and THE HARRY POTTER train chugging along the bridge and letting out steam, was a sight to behold!

We bade good bye to the train and drove on towards Mallaig from where we were supposed to catch our ferry to the Skye. What are the odds that you will see the same Harry Potter train again 1 hour later, while you drive on? We did! When we were driving along A830 somewhere near a place called Druimindarroch, we heard some chugging and turned to the left to see the same train running along the parallel track! A pleasant surprise…

We reached the port town of Mallaig where we had pre booked a ferry for us and our motorhome to take us across the sea to the Isle of Skye.

We crossed the sea to some gusty winds and bitter rains into the Isle of Skye! As we stepped onto Armadale on the southern Sleat Peninsula, the sun came out and showed us another level of beauty of the landscape with blue skies. We drove on to the Aird of Sleat, which is the southern tip of Skye. With no restaurants that were willing to take us in, we resorted to making another quick meal in the motorhome!

And then we proceeded on our Skye journey and headed up north. Our first stop was Broadford, a small town with quaint little shops selling Scottish goods. We had the best Scottish ice cream there – true ButterScotch and Wild Strawberry flavours! After some shopping, we drove on toward the next big town, Portree.

Portree was supposed to be our halting place for the night. We reached while it was still daylight and in time for dinner. Having starved for a good meal, we headed over to a fancy place for a proper Scottish meal of Haggis and lamb meat! The lamb was the most tender bit I’ve ever eaten, the quality was felt in every bite! We loved Haggis, strongly recommend!

After the hearty meal, we realised how tired we actually were and longed for a good night’s rest. So we drove on a few miles upto Lealt falls camping ground and halted for the night along other caravans. As it was pitch dark, we couldn’t see the landscape clearly. The moon came out briefly from behind the clouds and greeted us as we turned in for the night! Even with an occasional shower and half a dozen vehicles around, we couldn’t hear a thing as we slept through!