Sally attended the Clan MacLeod Parliament in and around Dunvegan Castle. Joe drove to Armadale Castle (at the south end of Skye) and to the ruins of Duntulm Castle (at the north tip of the Isle).
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Name Size Description -------------- ----- ----------- .. [DIR] The tour of Scotland started with GJ0718, two weeks on the bus. to-skye.jpg 118K Map showing the route we drove. (Green = rental car, orange = bus tour.) 98080101.jpg 38K Wood-framed houses are rare on Skye. Dunvegan village in background. 98080102.jpg 45K The "Black House", a folk museum in Colbost.
98080501.jpg 51K Dunvegan town limits. 98080502.jpg 59K Dancers at the Games in Portree. 98080503.jpg 59K Pipe band competition at Portree. 98080601.jpg 20K One of two of MacLeod's Tables. 98080602.jpg 61K Young Canadian pipers. 98080603.jpg 59K The Chief at Borreraig. 98080604.jpg 42K Piper Memorial cairn.
98080605.jpg 28K View of Dunvegan from Borreraig, Castle at center. 98080606.jpg 40K Taste In Supper (dishes from around the world). 98080701.jpg 67K The B & B was next to the River Rosgill. 98080702.jpg 50K Ardmorn B & B, with the obligatory flock of sheep.
98080801.jpg 61K Herd of award-winning Heilan Coo (Highland Cow). 98080802.jpg 59K Coo, 2 of 5. 98080803.jpg 54K Sally gets to show off her "Heilan' Coo" t-shirt. 98080804.jpg 72K Coo, 4 of 5. 98080805.jpg 71K Coo, 5 of 5.
98080806.jpg 68K Dunvegan Castle, main entrance. 98080807.jpg 47K Castle, 2 of 8. 98080808.jpg 50K Castle, 3 of 8. Gairbh Eilean in background. 98080809.jpg 62K Pier used by the Seal Boats. Bonfire was on concrete at right. 98080810.jpg 30K Castle, 5 of 8. 98080811.jpg 41K Good view of both of MacLeod's Tables. 98080812.jpg 35K We viewed fireworks from this spot Monday night. (The concrete on other picture.)
98080813.jpg 29K Cruise ships get to see this view of the Castle. 98080814.jpg 64K Seals, 1 of 3. 98080815.jpg 57K Seals, 2 of 3. 98080816.jpg 68K Seals, 3 of 3. 98080817.jpg 55K Fairy Bridge. 98080818.jpg 32K The Cuillens (Skye's mountains).
98080819.jpg 38K Monument to Flora MacDonald (savior of Bonnie Prince Charlie). 98080820.jpg 45K Duntulm Castle ruins, at the far north end of Skye. Outer Hebrides in the background. KiltRock.jpg 26K The vertical columns look like a kilt, north end of Skye Black-Coo.jpg 34K Rare black highland cow at the north end of Skye Navi-Coo.jpg 28K Our "navi-coo" Brendan (named after the navigator saint)
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