i do have a pair of sturdy hiking boots though. and i'm not averse to cycling if it's an e-bike and i don't have to bring it with me all the way from Norway.
usually, whenever i travelled, i booked tickets and hotels/hostels in advance. i guess buying bus/train/ferry tickets for same day departure wouldn't be a problem, but how do i find a place to sleep in, say, #Portree #PortRìgh or #Stornoway #Steòrnabhagh when i get there?

Another stunning day and once again the Cuillins have a cloud duvet this evening.

Contrary to popular belief this is not a swarm of midges... although an understandable mistake given recent days 🙄 🙂

#Cuillins #CuillinHills #isleofskye #Portree
#Scotland #ViewsFromCarParks

The colours of a spring woodland walk today

#wood #woodlands #gorse #bluebells #isleofskye #Portree #ScottishNature

Another #heron photo, a quick flyby this afternoon along the riverbank in #Portree.

This one is being catalogued under "How quick can you take a picture on your phone with a dog lead in hand" 🙂

#ScottishNature #IsleOfSkye #AlmostAGreatPicture

The local heron population seems largely unperturbed by the increase in visitor numbers, tourists, traffic etc. recently and can often be spotted around, and flying over, the town.

This one, from the bridge on the accurately named "Bridge Road" was being a bit more elusive... for such a large bird

#Herons #Portree #IsleofSkye #highlandsandislands

A good place to stop and reflect... a calm and clear sunset as caught in a bus shelter. The flash of orange caught my eye as I walked past.

(Yes, reflect is an intentional pun and no, I will not apologise 😄)

#SilentSunday #Calm #Sunset #Portree #IsleofSkye #ScottishHighlands

No luck with the #aurora this time but beautiful clear dark skies nevertheless. I propped my phone face up and tried a long exposure just to see what 13 seconds would buy with a phone sensor and no light pollution ....not bad 🤷‍♂️🙂

#UrsaMajor #ClearSkies #astrophotography #stars #IsleofSkye #Portree

Another beautiful sunny day here and another stunning sunset. The view West out of the village this evening

#Portree #IsleofSkye #sunset #Blue
#scotland

A wonderful sunset tonight - a deep red over the Kiltaraglen track illuminating the underside of a bank of clouds. The sky above retains the last evidence of a bright sunny day.

#Portree #IsleofSkye #Sunset #ScottishIslands #Fotomontag #Scotland

Storm clouds building over Portree harbour. Isle of Skye.
#sky
#stormclods
#storm
#weather
#isleofskye
#portree

There’s an Indian restaurant in Portree. Our love as a nation for food from the subcontinent is great. When it first arrived here it was a delicacy too expensive for ordinary people. Indian recipes first appeared in Scottish recipe books in the late 18th C. Well-travelled Scots brought recipes back from trips to India, including the Barkly of Mount Eagle family from Ross and Cromarty. Their 1820s recipe book contains recipes for chicken curry, curried soups and curry powder.

#Portree #food

Another nice picture of the sky from last night. This is taken from the Kiltaraglen track off the Staffin road. One of the few remaining place names to evidence the ancient name for #Portree or #PortRigh coming from the Gaelic "Cill Targhlain" or 'the church of St. Talarican'.

Ironically, another place you can find Kiltaraglen is in the very modern #AssasinsCreed game #Valhalla, where the settlement at Portree is named Kiltaraglen.

#Blue #Sunset #EveningSky #IsleofSkye #Scotland #LocalHistory

A view taken above #Portree, from Drumuie, looking East before the snow melted.

Fingal's seat on the right obscures the more famous peaks of the Black Cuillin, but as the view continues to the left you can make out Glamaig and some of the red hills around Beinn na Caillich. On the left, much closer, Ben Tianavaig guards Portree harbour.

The sheep were much more interested in me than the view 🐑🙂

#PortRigh #Snow #Winter #IsleofSkye #Scotland #Sheep #mountains

Another picture (perhaps the last for now...) of the snow-covered Ben Tianavaig, towering over #Portree bay.

What I like about this is the contrasting bolt of orange from the #RNLI lifeboat out on the sea

#IsleofSkye #Scotland #HighlandsAndIslands #ScottishLandscaoes #Blue #snow #seascapephotography #reflections

Tiny delicate ice crystals amongst the evidence of a bitterly cold night this morning. The River Leasgeary freezing in places which I've never seen before ❄️

#IsleofSkye #Portree #Leasgeary #Scotland #IceCrystals #winter

Heres my contribution to the orange and blue oeuvre of film work ...sort of...😄

The bright orange of the artificial street lights near the coach park contrasting nicely with the deep blue of the sky. Also, Orion, hanging out there above Fingal's seat.

There may be other juxtapositions in there somewhere but I'll leave the interpretation to you 🙂

#OrangeandBlue #Portree #IsleofSkye #Scotland #constellations #Orion #carparks #AccidentalArt #nightphotography #stars #thatsenoughhashtagsfornow

The camera continues to turn the evening world monochrome after further snowfall. Interesting high contrast vistas form, with sharp shadows from streetlights falling on the bright snow making for some interesting and unusual sights.

The exception - the brightly painted houses of #Portree harbour, which are muted but retain their colour in the evening light.

#Snow #Scotland #shadows #highcontrast #reflections #Harbours #isleofskye

Quite a stunning day after the last of the heavy snow showers cleared through 🙂❄️

Ben Tianavaig sitting proudly in the bay this afternoon and, just 10 minutes earlier, an awful lot of heavy snow on the way through the woods into the village

#IsleofSkye #Portree #ScottishIslands #Snow #Weather #harbours #PortRigh #TreesofMastodon

There was a significant amount of snowfall last night. The river Leasgeary almost unrecognisable from the village this morning.

The roads in the village are clear enough but those outside the main routes are impassible in places and treacherous in others where they have not been ploughed. Reports of a number of cars off the road.
Hope everyone stays safe and warm.

#IsleofSkye #Portree #snow #RiverScenes #wintermornings #ScotlandInSpring #weatherscapes

The sudden and heavy snowfall this evening turned the village almost monochrome. The traffic signals and the bark of the tree the only suggestion there was still colour in the world 🙂

No editing here at all, just what the camera "saw" as it tried to make sense of the sense of the world ❄️

#Portree #Snowfall #Scotland #HighlandsandIslands #monochrome #Wellsortof #A87