Saturday in Kyleakin March 7, 2010
Posted by Chris in : Isle of Skye , 1 comment so farThe Isle of Skye is invaded on Saturday nights by 2 different tour groups so the main pub, Saucy Mary’s, gets flooded with people, islanders, main-landers, and Americans.
With the infusion of about 40 Americans, the population of Kyleakin almost hit 200! Of course, after you include the people driving up to 40 miles to be here on Saturday night, you get well over 200 people in the town.
Saucy Mary’s is the place to be on Saturday nights for miles, there’s live music, a festive atmosphere, and happy patrons! Around 10 PM staff at some local attraction came in dressed up as pirates and faeries.
This photo was one of the last clear shots we could get as the dance floor quickly filled up to the guy playing live music on his guitar, primarily great oldies, such gems as ‘Brown Eyed Girl’ or ‘Stuck in the Middle’.
Most of the people who got off of the tour buses were Americans studying at the University of London who had been given the opportunity to tour Scotland. We found a table of people playing cards and convinced them to try to learn Shithead; about 2 hours later we were still playing despite being the front row for the music (we were also the most vocal fans!).
Loch Ness, Attempt 1 March 2, 2010
Posted by Chris in : Inverness , add a commentSo while we were trying to go to Loch Ness today, the guy at reception at our hostel didn’t seem to have a clue, he suggested that we take the bus to Fort Williams. If you are looking to spend some time in a quaint little village on the Loch, you want a ticket to Drumnadrochit. While Fort Williams was a really beautiful area, it was in front of another loch, not Loch Ness. Despite the bad directions, we did get to drive along Loch Ness for in a bus for about an hour and a half.
After driving along this most beautiful Loch, we drove through Fort Augusta, a gorgeous little gem of a town on the tip of Loch Ness. Full of B&Bs, Port Augusta is a gorgeous place to relax your tired, sore feet. We passed quickly through Fort Augusta and onto Fort Williams.
Cute little town with a nice loch in front of it, nicely displayed with a walk in front of the loch just one block off the Main Street. Walking down it, Tiff and I (Chris) found a nice hotel/restaurant called the Lime Tree where we shared a pot of tea. How Scottish of us.
Well, tomorrow we’re going to be going to Drumnadrochit to spend the day on Loch Ness actually this time!
