Day 184, 4 January 2013 - Dunvegan - there via the longish way.... back by the longer way. Unfortunately the Macleod clan have decided to give themselves a peaceful winter and closed the castle to tourists. On a positive note - yay! no entry fees. On a daft note, never let the facts get in the way of a good story... so if Hugh Macleod (30th Chief of the Clan Macleod), had happened to potter by on his way to shoot something - perhaps we could have had a chat......

Day 183, 3 January 2013, Knott,Isle of Skye - World, meet Toby. Toby, meet World. Strictly speaking we met Toby on our first morning in the studio. He picked his way down the wet path, looked in the window, caught us still in bed then waited patiently at the front door until we opened it. (It's a cat's version of knocking). Once in he inspected the laundry, the luggage, the ankles, the fridge door, the ankles (again) and contemplated our sad lack of tid-bits...

Day 183, 3 January 2012 - The Kilted Rock (that would be the rock formation in the background of the waterfall with the vertical columns of rock). Highly poetic souls the Scots. The sky showed blue pieces around lunchtime - so we leaped in the car and went for a drive to the north via Uig - just when we thought it couldn't become any more wild - it did. But we were brought back to civilisation when we caught up to a tour bus stopped at the side of the road tak...

Day 182, 2 January 2013,Knott, Isle of Skye - Yesterday's dreamlike weather was, like a dream, shortlived. Today was truly a snuggle under the quilt till all hours kind of day. The rain has been sheeting in and Loch Snizort (immediately in front of our apartment) was cloaked in mist and clouds for most of the day. Incredibly good resting weather! We took Fred the Ford Focus out for a run into Portree to have a look around the shops. Not surprisingly not a lo...

Day 181,1 January 2013, Knott, The Isle of Skye - Welcome to our view. This is the stunning sight that greeted us this morning. Having only seen Skye with her nightclothes on (ie. in the pitch black with driving snow and rain), it was a wonderful thing to see her fully dressed and bathed in sunshine. This is the view from our Studio's front window. It was supposed to be a day for not leaving the house, but sunshine is a rare commodity at this time of year, so...