Day 13: Isle of Skye

The drive from Fort William to Isle of Skye is one of the most beautiful journeys in the world!!

The cascading mountains are stretching to the horizon, the peaceful lakes are surrounded by lush green, the beautiful purple rhododendrons are lining along the highway, and covering entire hills, and of course, there is a picturesque castle by the water suddenly appearing by the road. There are very few places in the world can compete with the beauty of Scottish Highlands. We basically wowed the entire way!

When I was planning this vacation, Steve was very much against coming to Isle of Skye, due to the overcrowding of the tourists. I made a compromise by booking us at a nearby island called Raasay, with a popular of 190 people.

After an 20 minute ferry ride, we arrived at Raasay House, the only hotel on the island, which used to be the clan house. We immediately fell in love with the charm building and our spacious rooms.

There is a hill right behind the hotel, which has a really nice view of the isle of Skye. A little black bird hopped in front of us almost the whole way, guiding us towards the top of the hill. A hike to the little village granted our first sight of a Highland Cow, something we had wanted to see since we arrived at the highlands.

After a very nice dinner at the hotel restaurant, Steve and Evan huddled together and planned our itinerary for tomorrow. We will see how well they did to see the best sights of Isle of Skye.Read more