Wild & Sexy Skye High Scotland
22-24 Sept 2010 (Wed-Fri): 3 days 2 nights Skye High Tour with Haggis Adventures
This trip was quite nice...got to travel with tour mates from Australia, New Zealand, US, Brazil, Taiwan, & Hong Kong. Too bad the weather was kinda sucky...gloomy and 'liquid sunshine' most of the time so pictures didn't look that nice.
Our tour guide, Andy was pretty good...very informative & humorous. =) This tour gave me the chance to know more about Scottish history and culture...and learnt how to wear a kilt. :) Traveled a lot throughout the 3 days but I don't remember all the names of the places that we stopped by. All I could remember was that there were a lot of mountains & lakes...breathtaking scenery...many lochs & glens...and signboards in Gaelic words that I don't understand...lol!! Alright...time for pictures!!
Sept 21 (Tues): Embarked on our adventurous journey with a backpack and took a night bus from London to Edinburgh...9-hours on the coach...not fun. =.=
Sept 22 (Wed): Finally arrived Edinburgh at 7.30am. Freshened up a lil' then headed straight to Haggis Adventures office to begin our 3-days 'Skye High' tour.
First stop...The National Wallace Monument. Had to hike up to the monument on a misty & chilly morning...what a good exercise for both of us who were still half-awake. =.=
The National Wallace Monument.
Hamish the hairy coo...moooo mooo!!
As I mentioned earlier...breathtaking scenery along the way. Andy introduced the 'speed-dating' game for us to get to know our tour mates and also the 'spot the tractor' game that went on for the entire trip. :p
Lunch break. I had Venison burger without knowing that it was deer meat...but it tasted pretty good though.
More greeneries...beautiful scenery but it can be a lil' boring after awhile. Besides, we didn't get to sleep well the night before so kept dozing off in the bus. :p
Green green green....mountains, river, lake....
Glencoe. Glen means valley.
Going along the Great Glen...picturesque scenery!!!!
Fort Augustus...near Loch Ness. (loch=lake)
Highland Clan Show...good place to learn about Scottish history. Our tour mate very bravely stripped his jeans to wear the kilt...lol!! Btw...guys don't usually wear anything (not even boxers) when they wear a kilt...and we 'verified' this fact...lol!!
Morag's Lodge...our accommodation for 2 nights...quite a cozy place. :)
Live music, dance, drink, party...the angmoh way.
Sept 23 (Thurs): 2nd day of the tour.
On the way to Isle of Skye
Eilean Donan Castle
Some pictures around Eilean Donan Castle
The most expensive toilet in the world...a castle...lol!!!
Pitstop before crossing the bridge over to Isle of Skye
Crossing the bridge to Isle of Skye
Some waterfall along the way
The Red Cuillin Mountain
Beautiful scenery at Isle of Skye
Stopped by Portree...the largest town on Skye for lunch. Spotted some local school students.
Had some yummy fish & chips & haggis for lunch. Yes...I tried Haggis!! This one was pretty good...tasted good!
The wind was crazy at this waterfall...can see from my hair...lol!! I think it was the strongest wind ever that I've experienced...so strong to the extent that waterfall becomes water-up. :p
Jumpshots at Loch Ness
Quiz night at the hostel with our fellow tour mates. I didn't know most of the answers...haha! But our group got the best group name...'Blonde & Black, sexy in the sack'...it was the Australian girl who came up with this name. :p
Learning to wear kilts. Guess what...the guys were 'free-balling'...lol!!!
Sept 24 (Fri): Walked into the woods to find this Peter Pan's author's summer house overlooking the river.
Pitstop for picture with Nessie...finally the sky is clear!! =)
Souvenir shop with lotsa Nessie!!
Culloden Moor Battlefield
Lunch on the way back to Edinburgh
The end of our fun-filled trip...arrived Edinburgh at bout 6.30pm.
