We left Applecross via the coastal road to Shieldaig. Another great drive with awesome views. Not as scary as the ‘Pass of the Cattle’, but a heck of a lot better. The road is single-track in a number of places with hairpin curves and large numbers of grazing cattle & sheep. The drive took us by the magnificent Eilean Dolan Castle (hardly looks real), onto the Skye Bridge to the island of Skye, then a 7 mile goat path road to the historic Skye Ferry. The ferry was great, even though I was yelled at by the tender for not listening to his instructions. It’s a small vessel – 4 cars max. The crossing to Glenelg was interesting – many seals & kayakers in the surprisingly strong currents.
We drove through Glenfinnan and stopped at the train station and rail bridge from the Harry Potter films, and Fort Willam to our lodging for the evening in Glencoe, another small village with a gorgeous setting. Our B&B is ‘Lios Mhoire’ which means ‘Large Garden’ in Gaelic. A short walk takes us to the Larouch Bar & Bistro for a nice dinner of ‘steak pie’.
