Mallaig and all the way to Skye

Little town Mallaig in the West of Scotland wasn't of much exceptional beauty, but I am glad we missed a ferry to Isle of Skye and had a chance to get a little familiar with it. At the beginning we couldn't find any B&B as it seemed like all houses were full of tourists (who probably also were on the way to Isle of Skye) but after some time we found a free room. Our host told us a little about Mallaig and his big family (he has 6 children!) and a lifestyle of local people. Main source of income in Mallaig used to be fishing. People still fish a lot there, but fishing those days doesn't bring much income, instead people make B&B out of their houses and host tourists. During a tourist season Mallaig is a town from which you can take a ferry to many West coast islands, so in summer period harbour looks much more alive.

In the morning we had to miss our ferry ride again due to the fog which can last sometimes for a long time, so we decided we would rather drive around than wait an indefinite period of time.

Seagles are of cause expected to hang our near the sea coast, however it would be better if they would mind their own business. Just after they noticed we came with food they started to fly around with some crazy speed and send each other loud signals. If we pretened we didn't notice them they would fly lower, almost reaching our heads. If we would go on we would be left withouth dinner




As we had to drive all the way back the same route because there wasn't any other way to get to Isle of Skye, I thought that driving would no longer be that interesting. But on the way back we noticed many things we missed when driving forward. For example this little island.




And a Glenfinnan Monument (I have no idea how we could miss it) was to mark the place where Prince Charles (not current prince of Wales) raised his standard. We didn't come closer as entrance wasn't free and would take some time, instead we went on driving.