Today dad had warned that we would be driving a lot today, however we were not packing up to leave. It therefore must be a long day trip. The weather was stunning. Best day so far. We left our apartment around 9:15am. Apparently 30 mins later than planned.
We stopped off at a cafe called ‘Jaggy thistle food stop’. It was in a lovely part of the world; just past loch Oich. Mum and dad had a big cooked breakfast and I had loads of toast. My mums breakfast came with something called haggis. Both mum and dad tried it but were not that enthusiastic about it so I didn’t. The man who served us was lovely and I gave him a high-five.
Once eaten we went back on our selves a little before turning. Using my internal compass I would say that we were heading west. The road dad was driving on had ‘road closed signs’ … but dad kept driving. At the first beautiful photo stop overlooking a lovely loch and mountain range, dad asked a couple who had driven from the west, about a possible road closure. Apparently the road was not closed. These signs were for a 10pm-6am closure. I hate it when signs are left out on the road!
We went through some stunning terrain until we reached a place called Eilean Donan Castle. Situated on a small island where three lochs meet, it looked stunning in this weather. Mum and dad both took it in turns to go inside. I had to wait outside however, the view was amazing. Both mum and dad reported that the castle was really interesting and I felt a little sad … but then I was given a biscuit!
We made a quick stop at a weird looking bakery designed around fairies. Dad said it seemed a bit ‘hippy’ therefore he bought the cheapest cake and left … hoping there weren’t any mushrooms in the cake. Why would a cake have mushrooms?
We then drove over a bridge onto our second Scottish island. The drive was a long one, but the view up to Uig on the Isle of Skye was epic. Huge mountains and lovely blue seas. The tops of the mountains were still snowy. After this we visited Dunvegan castle. We didn’t have long as it was late in the day. Once again mum and dad took it in turns to visit the castle before we quickly went around the gardens. We left with 3 mins to spare.
The drive back home was long. At first we had stunning sights however, after we had stopped at the Cluaine bar and kitchen for a lovely meal (well, mum and dads meals were lovely apparently. I only ate the chips of mine as I didn’t fancy the fish fingers) it was pitch black. Luckily the drive wasn’t that long back to our apartment. We got back around 9:30pm. We had been out for 12 hours!
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