Skye, Day 1: Getting There

I have arrived in Kyle of Lochalsh. this morning I woke up, caught the bus to Luton Airport, and promptly waited for an hour as my flight was delayed. Because of this, I missed my bus from Inverness Airport into Inverness itself, but there was a kind man who offered me a ride into town, so I made my train. Bless you, Fraser. Bless you.

On the train, it was really cool to see the Scottish landscape transform from the rolling hills of the East to the rugged mountains of the West. Every view was stunning. I'll have to come back here. The train pulled into Kyle right on time, leaving me about 3 hours to wait before catching the bus to Portree, my starting point for my hike. I can see Skye across the water, and it's absolutely beautiful. I don't know if I'd call them mountains, but there are a couple peaks of at least foothill status that are capped with snow. The sight of it washes away whatever second thoughts I might have had. When I see those hills, challenging me to scale their rocky ribs, I'm glad I'm here.

                                           THINGS I LEARNED

• Schedule extra time into your travel arrangements, in case things don't work out.
• If you don't, hopefully there'll be a nice Scottish man nearby.

**Also, I tried my hand at sketching some of the things I saw. I by no means came back with bajillions of drawings of everything and a new passion in life, but I thought I'd upload them here anyway. Don't judge too harshly--most of the time it was really windy and my hands were numb.**

First Sighting of the Isle of Skye