July 2018 - Isle of Skye
Neist Point was a top destination of our Scotland trip thanks to seeing it frequently in our Fire TV screensaver. We also made it to a seal colony and the very popular fairy pools. (And some other stuff described in the other Isle of Skye gallery).
Neist Point was a top destination of our Scotland trip thanks to seeing it frequently in our Fire TV screensaver. We also made it to a seal colony and the very popular fairy pools. (And some other stuff described in the other Isle of Skye gallery).
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| The Neist Point light | Us at the light | The light from above |
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| The nearby cliffs | The trail down to the light comes down the cliff | The large plateau that the light actually sits on |
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| All of the white blotches are jellyfish. Gross! | ||
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| A shag having a solo splash party | Dunvegan castle | Water full of jellyfish. Gross! |
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| A seal colony near the castle | A seal pup! | |
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| An even younger pup | ||
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| Master of relaxation | The occasional bird among the seals - an oystercatcher | The castle from the water |
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| Heading into the valley of the fairy pools | Our first sign of water | The pools |
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| The pools are in a narrow canyon surrounded by grassy plains | I love the angles on this waterfall | |
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| The southern end of the isle | A somewhat less scenic lighthouse than the one at Neist Point | |
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| Waiting for the tide to come in | Relaxing in line for the ferry |