Day 189, 9 January 2013, Knott -Packing day. Printing day. Sad day. Aye. Our time in the restful wilds of Skye is drawing to a close just as the day draws to a close with the sunset over Knott. We had a last drive into Portree to visit the printer at the Visitor Centre and print out the reams of tickets and what not for the next 6 weeks of travelling. We've so enjoyed having 10 days in one spot and everything in our bag certainly enjoyed being out and abou...

Day 188, 8 January 2013, Knott to Broadford, over the Skye Bridge, to the Kyle of Lochalsh. And back again. Just for a look and a birthday drive - Quick. Out of bed. Into shower. Into jeans. Wait. Minor delay whilst chase jeans around the studio (need a wash). OK. Into jeans. Jumpers. Hat. Raincoat. The Sun - She Shines! Out the door at the incredibly respectable time of 11.30 am. Whoa! What was that? Jets! This is the neighbourhood where a fishing boat on...

Day 187, 7 January 2013, Waternish and www.skyeskyns.co.uk - It stopped raining for a short while after lunch and fine weather threatened to break out (but didn't managed to hold true to it's promise). In any event we launched ourselves out of the house and drove down the road to visit the boutique tannery at Skye Skyns. Now in theory, being a New Zealander by birth, I at least should know how to make sheepskins from scratch. But I didn't. So the demonstratio...

Day 186, 6 January 2013, Portnalong, Or very close to it - This afternoon, with excellent directions and world class navigating skills, we ventured off into a howling gale and sideways rain. Even by Skye standards the weather was somewhat below par. The purpose of our adventure to the other side of the island was to meet two total strangers and have a catch up. Ahhh. So not quite total strangers but friends of some wonderful people we met all the way down in...

Day 185, 5 January 2013, Knott - As you can see from the picture, the 100% chance of rain didn't arrive in time for the morning. We got the hiking boots on and took ourselves for an excursion over the fences and down to the shores of Loch Snizort. The air was certainly brisk this morning but it was worth the short walk to stand on the shore and watch 3 seals frolicking about 20 metres away. Surprisingly difficult to get a photo of the slippery little critters ...