Wednesday, 31 July 2024

The Next Loch - Loch Duich

Before stopping in Kyleakin, I spent a night at the top of Loch Duich. A friend asked whether my video had been commissioned by the Scottish Tourism authorities, and I told him that I wouldn't be disciplined by the gods of kitsch:

I saw this evidence of Scotland's somewhat stressed land ownership patterns:

Private Transport, Loch Duich

And here's a sunset from my friend's mooring in Kyleakin, where I left 'Raasay' for a week:

Skye Bridge Sunset
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