Skye Pics 3
25 Aug 2005 11:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
As promised - more Skye sky and scenery!
We drove from Broadford to Kylrhea one day - along a tiny mountain road, all twists, turns and gradients. We stopped near the top of a pass where we could pull in, and looked down the way we were headed - towards the second narrowest sea strait between Skye and mainland Scotland. The narrowest point is where they have built the bridge - but Kylrhea to Glenelg is still a ferry route. Quite possibly one of the world's smallest sea-ferries!
This second picture the view along the strait between Skye and the mainland.
As you can tell – the weather was not as sunny that day as it was when I took some of the other pictures – but clouds are interesting too.
Whilst we waited for the tiny ferry I took a few pictures of what I could see around me – and I like these two in particular:
And finally the ferry arrived – it is a four-car car-ferry – although my friend tells me that she has been on it when they have squeezed six vehicles on! The ferrymen have a dog that travels backwards and forwards with them all day.
As we crossed a seal kept an eye on us - but I know from experience with our seals here at home that seals do not photograph well when swimming - all you get is a small dark blob - so I didn't bother!
PS - sorry - forgot to reduce the size on a couple - and I'm too sleepy to do it reliably now - I might adjust them down a bit tomorrow!
We drove from Broadford to Kylrhea one day - along a tiny mountain road, all twists, turns and gradients. We stopped near the top of a pass where we could pull in, and looked down the way we were headed - towards the second narrowest sea strait between Skye and mainland Scotland. The narrowest point is where they have built the bridge - but Kylrhea to Glenelg is still a ferry route. Quite possibly one of the world's smallest sea-ferries!

This second picture the view along the strait between Skye and the mainland.

As you can tell – the weather was not as sunny that day as it was when I took some of the other pictures – but clouds are interesting too.
Whilst we waited for the tiny ferry I took a few pictures of what I could see around me – and I like these two in particular:


And finally the ferry arrived – it is a four-car car-ferry – although my friend tells me that she has been on it when they have squeezed six vehicles on! The ferrymen have a dog that travels backwards and forwards with them all day.

As we crossed a seal kept an eye on us - but I know from experience with our seals here at home that seals do not photograph well when swimming - all you get is a small dark blob - so I didn't bother!
PS - sorry - forgot to reduce the size on a couple - and I'm too sleepy to do it reliably now - I might adjust them down a bit tomorrow!
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Date: 26/08/2005 12:41 am (UTC)This set of pics reminds me of my original reason for being obsessed with Skye: Mary Stewart's Wild Fire at Midnight.
Julia, as well as making me want to go to the Gulf Islands and get away from home for a bit
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Date: 26/08/2005 07:36 am (UTC)PS: Note how beautifully I ignored all possible double entendres in your opening phrase!!
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