It was a magical day on the far west cost of Scotland just above the Isle of Skye. We were on a long drive from Ullapool, and had just turned south along the shoreline towards the village of Applecross, which was going to be the far point of this adventure. In a bit of a change from earlier weather, the sun was trying to make an appearance — and mostly succeeding. Though there was an offshore rain shower between us and Skye.
I don’t know how people of Scotland feel about this are, but it had a wonderful sort of “ends of the earth” feeling for me. There is civilization out here, but it is sparse, with many miles of single-track road between small towns and villages. From this spot the view west looks out toward the islands off the Scottish coast, including Skye. Beyond that rain show are some of the mountains on that island.
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