July 8, 2007
The Isle of Seil is one of the Slate Islands. The rocks were extracted from quarries and exported around the world for two centuries. Today the main industries are fishing and tourism.
An 18th century stone bridge still connects the island to the mainland.
The Isle of Seil is five square miles in size with a population of 550 permanent residents.
A few words about Scottish weather: cool, changeable, unpredictable, and “misty.”
Fort William is a town in the eastern Scottish Highlands. It is a major tourist destination for hikers and climbers due to its proximity to Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the United Kingdom.
The town gets its name from a wooden fort which was built in 1654 to “control the Highland clans.” The fort is long gone.
After a pleasant look-around in Fort William, we took a ferry to the Isle of Skye.
The Isle of Skye is the largest and most northern of the Inner Hebrides chain of islands on the northwestern coast of Scotland.
The main industries are tourism, agriculture, fishing and forestry. The climate is described as “mild, wet, and windy.”
The town of Portree is the largest settlement on Skye and is renown for its picturesque harbor.
Sheep dot the lush green landscape of the exquisitely beautiful Isle of Skye.
