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| The weather worsens very quick; in an hour we change from bright sunshine with no clouds into rain and fog! But the sea birds don't care. | |
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| It is really unbelievable how quick the weather changes. It's getting cold and rainy. we sail along steep cliffs with huge clouds covering their summits. Particularly the entrance to Portree is marked by cliffs sheering out of the sea. We keep a safe distance to these walls; you never know, what big stones will happen to be just below the water surface. Everywhere we see clouds of sea birds swimming. Only their necks are above water. Nowhere in the Hebrides, with exception of Stornoway, you can lay alongside a quay or jetty. If there's one, it's for the commercial traffic. Therefore it's necessary to take an inflatable with you. We have a good one, but no outboard engine; we just row. |
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| Portree is a little village on the Isle of Skye. Seen from the sea side it looks really picturesque. The
white houses against a dark background. The weather is not that nice, it's raining slightly and no sun to be seen. The environment isn't that
beautiful like it is in Tobermory. We stay there for two nights and thus we have a full day. Skye is the biggest island of the Inner Hebrides.
To the west of this archipelago lays a ring of small and some bigger islands; the Outer Hebrides. They all are worth to visit and we have to
go once more, but then we need more time. There are wonderful cliffs, for a big part from basalt. The weather is very changeable; cool summers
and mild winters. There's a lot of rain and fog. But this all make the islands more mysterious. — Right; Quo Vadis as seen from out the dinghy. |
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| On our way to the harbour of Stornoway, we pass the lifeboat. Very strange that it doesn't lay in the harbour. —— Right: Fishing vessels in Stornoway. | |
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 On the Sunday, the streets are empty, just like it used to be on Urk in the Netherlands. We depart again and say 'Goodbye' to the Hebrides. |
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