Donan Dusted

Day: 190

Towns / Cities Visited: 124

Countries Visited: 23

Steps Taken Today: 10,749

Steps Taken Around the World: 3,163,845

We awoke to a second day of fluffy white clouds dappling the bright blue sky, and we headed downstairs to a delicious breakfast provided by our gracious Airbnb hosts. Although we wanted nothing more than to spend another day exploring and basking in the glory of this magical island, adventure called to the east, and as such we were soon in the car and on our way. Our stay on the Isle of Skye had been brief, and our day would mainly involve a lengthy drive back to the mainland, and inward to Inverness, but to break up the hours of travel we had one planned stop along the way. As we crossed the bridge from Skye back to less isolated lands, and continued on over the bridge which spans Loch Long, we pulled into the car park on the far side. Why were we stopping in this seemingly obscure location? We were here to see the iconic building perched on the small island at this meeting place between three lochs; Eileen Donan Castle.

As we wandered closer to the stone bridge which spanned the ebbing rivulet that surrounds the island on one side, it became obvious as to why this site was one of the most visited in the highlands; the place is gorgeous, and has the slight feel of a more…