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 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

No #aurora for us as the clouds remained overhead as long as I was out. However it stayed still and calm so there were a series of stunning #reflections around the bay. The #Hebredian seas of the North Atlantic are rarely this calm! 🙂

This was handheld, so the slight wobble and image compression gives a somewhat painterly or dreamlike feel... I think... what you could call either a bad photo or a #HappyAccident , depending on your view of the result 😄

#PortRigh #IsleofSkye #nightphotography

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

I had somehow missed that #ThickTrunkTuesday was a thing until now, but happened to take the perfect photo recently.

One of the larger trees on the footpath around 'The lump' in Portree.

#PortRigh #IsleofSkye #scotland #treesofmastodon #bluesky

A heavy flurry of snow in the small hours has closed the schools and returned the village to white after a few days of thaw.

The trees in town look like coral at first glance (to me at least..🙂), but a crow perched at the very top surveying the scene gives the game away.

#Snow #Sneachd #Scotland #WintryWeather #IsleofSkye #HighlandsandIslands #PortRigh

Some days the peaks of the #Cuillins, twenty or so miles away from the village, are completely lost in the mist. At other times they appear hazy and distant. On a clear day with the slopes covered in high contrast snow they seem just out of reach.

#IsleofSkye #PortRigh #Mountains #Blue #Scotland #Winter #seascapes #Snow

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

A heron surveying their surroundings over the bay of Portree this afternoon.

#PortRigh #IsleofSkye #ScottishNature #Heron #blackandwhitephotography

Another great night for viewing the aurora in Skye. This was in town with a touch of light pollution so it must be very special for anyone with #ClearSkies away from the streetlights 🙂

Once again, dog in one hand, phone in the other.... I'd have missed this had I not been taking pooch for a walk before bed.. I've probably reached the limits of "One handed photos of an aurora, propped against a tree" 😀

#IsleofSkye #Portree #PortRìgh #aurora #auroraphotography #nightphotography #scotland

The Scorrybreac Circuit is a walk from Portree. It provides a range of different terrains starting out along the shores of the Loch. Brodie enjoys all of it as there are plenty opportunities for snuffling as well as meeting other dogs. Here he is near the beginning. The walk only takes an hour and you can read more about it here:

https://www.isleofskye.com/skye-guide/top-ten-skye-walks/scorrybreac

#TongueOutTuesday #isleofskye #Portree #PortRigh

Portree, Isle of Skye. The large building at the back is the Skye Gathering Hall where the Gaelic band Runrig cut their teeth.

#Portree #Skye #IsleofSkye #PortRigh #ScottishIslands #Runrig #MistyIsle #EileanaCheo