Skyfall

Today was our final day on the Isle of Skye, and although quite sad, it had been an incredible time and we really felt as though we had done just about everything we wanted to do. This meant that we had a pretty lengthy travel day ahead of us to get to Edinburgh, but we made the most of it stopping at some iconic locations and Glasgow on the way down. The first stop was at a farm on the side of the road where we could watch some highland cows graze around on the grass. They're very cute and goofy animals but I had expected to see more along the journey, so I was glad we got to see some up close before we left. The next stop was a viewpoint called the three sisters viewpoint which was called this because of the three rocky outcrops / mountains that protrude out of the earth in a remarkably orderly fashion. We didn't stay for long as the weather was cold and the fog didn't allow for the most perfect viewing. We then chased the Skyfall waterfall which is basically famous for having the James bond movie shot there. That wasn't anything crazy exciting, and not having much memory of the movie, was slightly underwhelmed when we arrived and found a "waterfall" of just a few feet.
But the landscape was still incredible as it had been throughout Scotland and soon we continued on our journey to the accommodation for the night. We were lucky enough to all be sharing one bedroom for the 6 of us, but given the luxury we had experienced the last few nights this was allowable, especially just for the night,Read more