This morning was nothing remarkable. I walked, saw an Iron Age dairy storage facility, and that's about it until I reached Uig. Uig Bay is beautiful. That's all there is to say about it. As I was walking down the hillside I heard a car honking. I turn around and it's Maureen and Brian from the day before! I marveled at the improbability as I caught a lift down the hill, where we parted ways one final time. I restocked by the pier, caught some lunch (first at a place called The Sheiling, which ended up only serving tea and cakes--but I had a fantastic fruit scone and Earl Grey in my full backpacking getup--and then at a pierside restaurant where I got some great soup and a baguette) before heading out.
I dropped my backpack at a bus stop for a short jaunt down a road to see the Faerie Glen, which completely deserves the name. Conical hills, so much green, it all seemed fabricated as part of a movie set. Stunning.
From there I set out on the long walk to Skeabost. I got rained on for the first time today, but powered through it and it passed. However, my knee had been hurting since Uig and towards the end of my journey my ankle started to hurt as well. Was it the extra supplies? Is it cumulative strain? I don't know, but I'm glad I have an extra day to get to Dunvegan, so I can take it at a safe pace.
THINGS I LEARNED
- Friends can be made in 15 minutes.
- Tea is lovely, even if you're incredibly out of place while drinking it.
- Ankle support is awesome.
- If you can see it, it'll take longer than you think to get there. If you can't see it, you'll be there before you know it.
- My tent is tiny.
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