12/05: Good-bye Skye Hello Harris and Lewis
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
We're leaving Skye today and taking the Ferry to the Isle of Harris. Have you ever heard of Harris Tweed, well this is where it's from. First we have a few more photos of Skye.
Finally the Old Man of Storr with a blue sky. Would you believe I got this photo shooting through the front window of the car as Ed was driving?
The Fairy Glen has a unique landscape. it is believed to have been formed by a series of landslips, similar to the ones that created the epic Old Man of Storr and the Quiraing formations. The landscape was then smoothed by the movement of glaciers that occurred during the following ice age.
The top of this bump kept it's basalt rock. People like to climb to the top ---- even Ed.
The Fairy Glen.
Look who's queen of the castle ... or should I say Fairy Hill.
Uig Tower or Captain Fraser's Folly. It was built in the 19th century purely for decorative purposes.
The ferry terminal.
We're on the ferry and on our way. Looking back you can see the construction at the harbour.
The Isle of Skye is an extremely beautiful island with lots of interesting things to see, lots of trails to hike and unfortunately lots of pot holes. We were told by Rachel our b&b host that Harris and Lewis take better care of the their roads and we shouldn't run into any pot holes. Harris and Lewis have unique landscapes both of which are very different from Skye.
Arriving in Tarbert, Harris.
I'm not sure if this is Harris or Lewis but I think it's Harris. There isn't a sign telling when you've gone from one to the other but the landscape does changes. The airbnb we're staying in is in Lewis.
A view of Lewis off of the main road.
Finally the Old Man of Storr with a blue sky. Would you believe I got this photo shooting through the front window of the car as Ed was driving?
The Fairy Glen has a unique landscape. it is believed to have been formed by a series of landslips, similar to the ones that created the epic Old Man of Storr and the Quiraing formations. The landscape was then smoothed by the movement of glaciers that occurred during the following ice age.
The top of this bump kept it's basalt rock. People like to climb to the top ---- even Ed.
The Fairy Glen.
Look who's queen of the castle ... or should I say Fairy Hill.
Uig Tower or Captain Fraser's Folly. It was built in the 19th century purely for decorative purposes.
The ferry terminal.
We're on the ferry and on our way. Looking back you can see the construction at the harbour.
The Isle of Skye is an extremely beautiful island with lots of interesting things to see, lots of trails to hike and unfortunately lots of pot holes. We were told by Rachel our b&b host that Harris and Lewis take better care of the their roads and we shouldn't run into any pot holes. Harris and Lewis have unique landscapes both of which are very different from Skye.
Arriving in Tarbert, Harris.
I'm not sure if this is Harris or Lewis but I think it's Harris. There isn't a sign telling when you've gone from one to the other but the landscape does changes. The airbnb we're staying in is in Lewis.
A view of Lewis off of the main road.