24 Jan 20: Erisco Village - Step it Up

Erisco village circuit looking over Tulm Bay, Island and Duntulm Castle. 

13 adventurous walkers enjoyed the, mostly dry weather, walk. A bit wet underfoot in places but altogether a very pleasant walk with great company and much blether.

Lovely walk, good views, great company and exceptional lemon drizzle cake afterwards!

Duntulm Castle in distance.

Tulm Island with Gearran, Gaeilavore & Fladaigh Chuain.

Duntulm Castle.

Tulm Island.

Erisco Village.

Erisco Village.

Erisco Village.

Erisco Village.

Erisco Village.

Erisco Village. Duntulm Castle in distance.

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10 Jan 20 - Storr Loch to Bearreraig Bay

Today's Step It Up (soon to be renamed Walk In A Gale) Group walk. 

Storr Loch to Bearreraig Bay lookout 

followed by the new Lealt Falls lookout platform 

and Kilt Rock. Another good walk, thanks to all!

8 Jan 20: Sligachan waterfall walk

6 hardy souls took a lovely walk up the waterfalls towards Scurr nan Gillean.

In between heavy hail showers

we walked up for an hour

with blue skies and clear mountains

 

and great vistas across to Dun Caan and up to the Storr.

Jess doing her good "I'm very hungry" look to get a ham sandwich from Sheila.

A quick snack stop and then a walk back down

with heavy hail on our backs for about 5 mins.  Considering the gales and torrential rain we have endured recently a 5 minute hailstorm on the way back down Glen Sligachan was a very minor inconvenience, but glad our back was to it, or it could have been very painful.

Still arrived back dry at Slig after about 7k, but sadly no opportunity to warm up with a coffee in either the bar or the hotel as they are closed until mid-February, but the warmth of friends and good banter kept the chill off.

Link to walks: These cover parts of both walks (omitting the mountains!!) https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/skye/ambasteir.shtml, https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/maps/map3_8sk.shtml https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/skye/bruachnafrithe.shtml

3 Jan 20 - Cuidrach to Waternish

13 adventurous walkers gathered at the disused quarry on the Cuidrach road for the start of the FIRST WALK OF 2020.

We followed the road down to Cuidrach

and followed the coast North.

The little frequented coast north of Cuidrach,

hidden bays,

classic raised beaches,

outcrop with cormorants, stunning scenery

Fantastic views across Loch Snizort to Waternish

with several hidden little coves along the way.  As the terrain became more hazardous the main party turned back along the way we had come.

Two adventurous souls, who shall be nameless, carried on a little further up the coast. We turned inland on reaching a fence across our way, and followed the fence across rough country, to meet the main party again at Cuidrach House.

... saw 3 sea eagles, four dogs and didn't see a partridge in a rowan tree