Day 27 August 7th we visit the Isle of Skye.

Day 27 August 7th we visit the Isle of Skye.
We were up early for and early start as A had booked the ferry at Mallaig for 9:30am. We need 1½ hours for the 58 mile drive. We arrived on time for the ferry and it was not long before we drove off at Armadale. We then had a half hour drive to Broadford where there was and information centre. Fay and A&H went into a snake house where Fay touched a snake. We then drove toward Portree in the north a quaint little seaside village where we stopped for lunch. We then drove North up the spectacular west coast with huge bald mountains on our left and every now and then steep cliffs into the sea on our right. We stopped at the top of one such cliff and looked over the side. To my surprise there was a large flat paddock some two hundred metres (my estimate) below us with cows grazing on lush pasture between our cliff and a seaward cliff.
Further on we stopped at a display of ancient crofters cottages. One had a peat fire burning inside it which filled the clean air with its distinctive aroma. Having reached the northern tip we completed the circle drive back to Portree, bought some ice-cream and sought out our B&B for the night.
Our B&B was a lovely surprise. It was beside the estuary that divides the isle Skye from mainland Scotland. We had arrived early and after settling in I was able to sit in the lounge at a desk overlooking the water and the large bridge that links the Isle to the mainland. As I typed I could see the occasional seal and fish break through the surface of the water.
This was the best B&B yet. I could have spent the rest of my holiday here.