A walk near the Cullins, Isle of Skye

I belong to a local walkers' group, SIU, in Isle of Skye, and enjoy walking with the members on Friday afternoon when I'm free. The walk is usually led by my good friend, John Kennedy.
Yesterday, I joined the group and my son, Dom, also walked with us.

The Black Cullins, with mist.

The Old Sligachan Bridge and River Sligachan

We walked in Sligachan, near the Cullins, a range of mountains. It was a lovely day, cloudy, and as soon as we started walking, it started to rain. It rained right up to the end for about 2 hours. In spite of the weather, the views were stunning. If you live on Skye or are visiting Skye, you have to be prepared with walking shoes and waterproof clothing. The views, whatever the weather, are stunning as posted below. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to use my Canon camera due to wet weather. I used my Samsung S6 Edge smart phone and did as good a job as possible. 

Wonderful Black Cullins

The Highlands will never run out of water

Another view of the Old Sligachan Bridge with River Slighan
 running underneath it. A camping site is in the background

Sligachan Hotel in the background, the home of Cullins Micro brewery.
Try their wonderful beer, if you are not driving!

Another view of the Cullins

For things to do in and around Sligachan, follow the link below...
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attractions-g551888-Activities-Sligachan_Isle_of_Skye_The_Hebrides_Scotland.html

Did you know that according to a legend, a strong female warrior in Sligachan had defeated many warriors in the area. A strong Irish warrior, a man, heard about it. He wanted to fight with the female warrior. She accepted the challenge. Within few days, the Irish warrior arrived in Sligachan. Both the warriors fought for a long time. The daughter of the female warrior wanted them to stop fighting. She asked the fairies in River Sligachan to help. The fairies went to Portree bought aromatic ingredients, went to the female warriors house and cooked a delicious meal. The two warriors smelt delicious food, went to the female warrior's house and enjoyed the meal. After the meal, they didn't want to fight. Since then, according to Celtic hospitality, you don't fight, ever, with someone who has hosted you!

Watch the space for more blogs on Isle of Skye, the island which adopted me and my family three years ago!

Harish Davda

harish.davda@gmail.com