The Skye Half Marathon took place today. About 1000 runners took part. The run starts and ends in Portree. My two sons were running today. This is the two of them prior to the race. …
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Skye Half Marathon
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Kylerhea to Glenelg Ferry
The Kylerhea to Glenelg Ferry is the last remaining turntable ferry in Scotland and is the original Skye ferry. It runs from Easter to October. The ferry crosses at the narrowest point between Skye and …
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Waternish Community Hall
Last night I had an excellent night out at Waternish Community Hall. The band were called The Fulltones and the theme was the Summer of Love (hippie style). Such a great night and I met …
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Quiraing Lodge
My summer jobs are all coming to a close within the next few weeks. My job at Kinlochfollart ends tomorrow which means I will have four days a week free from next week. I had …
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Kyle of Lochalsh
The Skye Bridge connects Skye with mainland Scotland at Kyle of Lochalsh (or Kyle). Kyle is on the mainland with Kyleakin being just across the bridge on Skye. Last night I drove to Kyle to …
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Light Nights
I had a great kayaking session yesterday evening. It was around 10pm by the time we finished loading up the boats. I stopped at Dunvegan Pier on the way home to take a few photos. …
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Uig
Uig is the ferry terminal in north Skye. From there, ferries depart to Tarbet on Harris, and Lochmaddy on Uist. I have sold my two sit on kayaks as I need the funds to pay …
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Oronsay Tidal Causeway
Yesterday evening I walked with Sam to Oronsay. The island is cut off about 2 hours either side of high tide. The causeway was still covered when we arrived so we spent a happy hour …
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The Highland and Western Isles Electoral Registration Office
This morning I received a letter from The Highland and Western Isles Electoral Registration Office informing me that my recent application to be added to the electoral register has been successful. Hooray! My local MP down …
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Dunvegan
This is the scene I pass just after I turn out of Kinloch Follart Guest House when I finish work. The village of Dunvegan is on the right of the picture. Dunvegan is about 10 …
