Isles as far as the eye can see

Day 9: Glencoe to Skye
Km driven: 232

We left on a foggy morning. Once again we drove along stunning views,  first the sea then lochs, a few forests...

We arrived to Eilan Donan Castle at midday: very touristic, the castle is privately owned and has been restored from a ruin to a traditional early 20th Century look. The family still resides in it from times to times. There has been a castle on the tiny isle since the 13th century at least, and it was used in the 007 movie The World is not enough.

From there we drove to the Isle of Skye, where upon finding the Youth Hostel closed for the afternoon, we went for a short hike to the southernerest point of the island. We stopped short of our goal at a sandy beach, with white sand and a blue sea.

We passed the Honesty Cafe a few minutes before the beach: a table with a coffee urn,  milk and juices with a jar for money. A local resident obviously has a tidy business going on!

We met many other hikers, from several nationalities (and a cute German-speaking couple).

For diner we tried my Indian tikka sauce that we had brought along... alas, it wasn't very good and too spicy. We had to improvise a second meal...