Today we took a private tour of the upper peninsula of Isle of Skye provided by Roddy Angus McDonald! It was a cold, windy, and rainy day in the highlands but being from this hearty stock, myself and my gang bravely traveled onward. We saw places such as, The Old Man of Stor, Kilted Rock, The Quiraing, Fairy Hills, and the Fairy Pools (feel free to look these all up). Had a stop at the island brewery and whisky distillery, as well. At the top of the Quirang, the scenery was so unique and beautiful as the hard winds blew us around on the peaks. We were all in awe of the landscape.
Roddy talked about the clans that have represented this part of the island and country and Clan McLeod (my maternal great grandmother) was mentioned often. He talked about the history of the violent feud between his McDonald ancestors and the McLeod's. At the end of our day he asked if any of us had Scottish ancestry and I admitted to being related to the McLeod's. Roddy said that he did not hold that against me even though my clan set his clan on fire or something creepy like that, and we could still be grand friends. Between the Campbell massacre and the McLeod tale, Paul is wondering why he has not slept with a knife under his pillow that last 30 years.
I could give you more history of the things we saw but I'm going to let pictures tell the story as I cannot put it all in words. Tomorrow we go to Dunvegan Castle.
Cynthia in the Fairy Mounds
The Quiraing
The Old Man of Stor
The Kilted Rock (supposed to look like the back of a kilt)
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