Visiting the Isle of Skye

Seems to me you'll be spoilt for choice of places to see. Some might include Egol, the Old Man of Storr, and the Quiraing. I think dawn and sunset is when you're going to get the nicest photos----and maybe the midges are in bed at those times too ???

Midges are the worst--in the U.S. we call them no-see-ems. Awful critters! We had run-in with some particularly blood-thirsty midges while in the Torridon Highlands in the west of Scotland in July 1976. I had just parked our car in a lay-by to look at the scenery. I had already walked away from the car as Shirley was getting out of the passenger side. She had the car keys and had set them down on her seat for a moment when she was suddenly swarmed by a cloud of midges, which caused her to involuntarily slam the car door shut.

Unfortunately, both doors of the car were locked with our keys sitting on the passenger seat! For those of you who have not traveled in the West Highlands of Scotland, the Torridons in particular are very remote and the traffic is sparse. So there we were, locked out of our car in the middle of nowhere, laughing hysterically and doing our best to avoid the midges. As we were pondering our situation over the next hour, a lorry, the only vehicle we had yet seen, stopped and the driver, who I'm sure must have had experience in the car-jacking trade, had our door open in about ten seconds. What an experience!