Well now that I have had a chance to look through some of my pictures taken at the weekend in Skye, I thought I would share a few online. This was the first time in over a year that I found some time to go and take some pictures for myself. I didn’t get the dramatic sunrises and sunsets that every landscape photographer dreams of however that didn’t stop me getting up at 5 am just in case. I only have a very limited time in Skye (2 nights and 1.5 days) but I did manage to do a lot. I arrived at dusk in the rain with low cloud cover so saw nothing of the scenery as I drove the Quiraing at the north of the island, this was where I set my tent up for night 1. In the morning, the rain had stopped and the clouds had lifted, I went for an early morning walk along to the Prison and the Needle, stopping for pictures along the way. Once back to the tent I had a quick bite to eat and then set off for Elgol, via Portree. Just as I arrived in Elgol I saw that a boat trip was just about to leave and head over to Loch Coruisk at the base of the Cuillin mountains so I joined them. We were dropped off at the loch and left to explore for one hours before returning to Elgol. Once back I spent some time exploring the shoreline and the famous honeycomb cliffs. Once I had all the pictures I wanted from Elgol I headed off to my next destination, Glen Brittle. This is where you will find the Skye fairy pools. By the time I found a suitable camping spot in the Glen and made myself something to eat it was already 10pm. I went to sleep under the stars but 2 hours later I was wakened by the rain battering on the tent, this went on for about 4 hours but thankfully by the morning the rain had stopped allowing me to explore and photography the fairy pools. This is an amazing chain of waterfalls, very picturesque and also very popular, so get there early if you want a parking space as after 10am it got crazy with people virtually parked everywhere, not the best when it is only a single-track road. After several hours by the pools I returned to the car and made myself some breakfast/lunch before jumping in the car and heading home. So, after 582 miles and 924 pictures here is just a small selection of some of the pictures I took. Already planning a return trip later this year
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