Day 3 start was even earlier than day 2, I didn’t think this could be possible. However to dive to Storr and walk up to the viewing point for Old Man of Storr, we need to be parked up for 4am and with about an hours walk we set up the tripods at 5am. The sun had just risen however, this didn’t spoil the spectacular views over the bay, and my first sights of the unbelievable rock formations. This was like something out of Jurassic Park, I kept expecting dinosaurs to stroll across the land in front of us.
On the way back to the car, the size and scale of the rockfaces was just mesmerising. Small clouds were dwarfed by the rocks that were formed over 60 million years ago by lava flows.
Heading back for breakfast, we stopped at Kilt Rock Waterfall. Fascinating to see the layers of rocks built up from lava flows over millions of years.
After a wee nap and some lunch we headed out to the beautiful town of Portree, where the houses are painted in amazingly bright colours. There was a cruise ship docked in the harbour, I imagine with lots of tourists ready to come ashore and taste the local fish and chips or buy souvenirs.
After dinner we headed to Neist Point Cliff Lighthouse Viewpoint for sunset and again the weather did not disappoint. Along with sun rays and clouds we could see 2 rain storms in the valleys in the distance, separated by the mountain, and a 3rd storm in another valley.
