Isle of Skye


My final blog post is going to be on The Isle of Skye, which is the largest island of the Inner Hebrides and is hugely popular with tourists. The capital of Skye is Portree which provides bus services to Inverness and Glasgow as well as buses around Skye. Portree also holds a number of events including the Portree Show, the Skye Highland Games and also the Skye half marathon. More recently Skye have introduced a Skye Live Festival which is held during a weekend in September which see's a number of both ceilidh bands and DJ's perform.



As an islander when I think of Skye I think of the ferry you get from Uig, which is the port where you can get ferrys over to Uist and Harris. When getting the ferry you will have to go over the Skye bridge which joins together Skye and Kyle of Lochalsh. Before the Skye bridge was built in 1995 people who wished to go to Skye had to wait for a ferry that would take them over which would have taken a much longer time than it would now of days.

 
More historical aspects of the Isle of Skye include the Dunvegan Castle which is one of best Hebridean castles as well as the only one that has been occupied by the MacLeod clan for over 800 years. Tourists are able to fly over Skye and see landmarks including Cuillins, Raasay, Portree and the Skye bridge. Skye also offer boat trips which can be taken from different parts of the island allowing tourists to see Scotland's wild life which includes seals, dolphins and even whales. Another popular tourist attraction is the fairy pools on the River Brittle which are a number of waterfalls of crystal clear water which you can even swim in (if you're brave enough). Thanks for reading my blog posts!

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