As always, it was a beautiful surprise to wake up and see the landscape of where we had parked in the night! Another dawn, another mesmerising sight! There was no sound from any vehicle passing by, even for 15 mins after I woke up. It was us, some sheep right outside our door, the mountains, a hidden Loch to our left and the deep blue sea below to our right!

Again, I stepped outside to explore the area before Chris woke up! Said hi to the sheep, climbed the little hills and got some nice pics of the North Atlantic sunrise!

Chris setup a nice breakfast table for us on the little hill overlooking the sea. As we enjoyed our morning coffees and the splendour of the place, local traffic started picking up slowly on the narrow single lane. Many passers by were pleasantly surprised at the two of us perched on the hill and enjoying our breakfast. It was nice to see most of them slow down their already slow vehicles, and wave at us or give us a thumbs up!

That being our last full day on the Skye, we charted out the rest of the agenda and realised we had a lot of ground to cover! So off we hurried on our RV, rounded the northern corner, without too many stops.

Chris wanted to get some pics of the highland cows which kept evading us in the trip. And finally in the road towards Uig, we found them!

As we drove down towards Fairy Pools in Glenbrittle, we crossed many winding, single lane roads and hairpin bends. It was quite an experience to drive the huge RV through those narrow roads. Kudos to Chris!

The mountains of Glenbrittle were something else! As we neared them, we realised why their 19th and 20th century expeditions were a thing! Formidable yet welcoming.

The emerald waters of the fairy pools were pristine and inviting! Though a few brave ones stripped to dip and our daredevil Chris jumped over rocks and small ravines to explore the pools closer, I stayed as comfortable as I could, keeping a safe distance from the innocent looking yet tricky rocks!

As we crossed the streams and fairy pools and headed towards the foothills, the weather turned drizzly with looming dark clouds! With the pressing need to be at Neist Point by sunset, we decided to turn back at the end of our 2 hours trek!

We left Glenbrittle and headed west! There is a reason they say to go west! The landscape was another level beauty! Greener and brighter, with more sunlight pouring in over the landscape!

Again most of the drive was through narrow, single lanes and it needed a special skill set to navigate the landscape! Thanks to Chris’ heavy vehicle driving experience in Canada, we were in his safe hands! Just see this video below 🙂

The further west we drove, the more free range sheep and cows we saw. I say free range in the truest sense because elsewhere in Skye the animals were always enclosed, even if the lands were fenced in hectares, but in the western landscape we didn’t see too many fences. The animals roamed about freely, crossed the road as they pleased and stared at us as if we were trespassing! Yes, of course, it’s their land and in many ways we are trespassers!

We found some black sheep too, which weren’t so black as they were mostly sheared 🙂

The most beautiful lookout point in the Isle of Skye is Neist Point. Period.

The steep cliffs, the singing birds, the gusty winds, the clear skies and the divine sunset! We were so lucky to have them all that day! No words!

We climbed some more peaks to the edge of the cliffs. It was an experience that I can’t explain in words because I don’t remember what happened. I just sat down there and looked out at the sea and savoured every minute, lost in a deep trance!

Chris went up to the Lighthouse and got some wonderful pics of the sun and sea! We also trekked further down towards the sea.

In my excitement that the sea was so close, I leaned forward and my sunglasses dropped on the rock bed! I thought I had lost it for good but my daredevil friend heroically climbed down the rocks to fetch them for me! That’s an Oakley, which was in one piece, with minimal scratch on the edges! I can’t imagine any other brand enduring that fall!

I looked longingly at the sea which was so close and I was only a few feet above! Chris then helped me onto the rocks so I can touch the waters! It was my first time to touch the North Atlantic Ocean, an experience I will always cherish!

After that beautiful sunset experience in Neist Point, we bade good bye to the sheep and cows and made our way towards the east! We had planned to drive as much as we can, exit the single track and hit the double lane highway while there was still some daylight! The duration shown on Google maps was no way near the reality on those narrow highland roads. On a 60mph road, we could only do 30mph due to various factors like vehicles on the opposite side for whom we had to give way, heavy trucks ahead, etc. By the time we reached a more comfortable driving lane, it was late in the night!

At midnight, Chris pulled over to a camping spot and we stepped outside to get some fresh air. Oh, the wonder of wonders! We saw the most beautiful starry skies ever! The moon came out briefly, the stars twinkled and the breeze cooled our faces! What a perfect last night on this trip!