After a night above the Loches I crept down to the local hotel: Lochalsh hotel and set up shop for some breakfast, some work and to prepare my sky trip.
Some locals and the hotels proprietor gave me some tips as to where what and how and I was on my way.
Sky is a very beautiful. I drove past some incredible scenery on my tour around the island whih included amazing and wild views of lochs and the sea, mountain waterfalls, steep mountain passes and the occasional sheep.
It was at this point in Sky that the thing about the sheep that had been bothering me for some time finally struck me... the Scots mark their sheep exactly the same way that I mark my golf balls!
After I had tired of the sheep I decided a little knock around the local golf course was called for. I found a lovely hotel with a par three course in their back yard and donned my gear for a quick game. While I parred most of the holes I did happen to lose a couple of balls on the last hole which was inconveniently places right next to a water hazard. My 7 Iron found the water a number of times before I cut my losses and continues with my journey.
After my game The Isle of Skye became more and more miserable with wind hail and sleet battering me and honey. My plan to camp at the West most point was abandoned and I so I drove to Mallaig where I found the a fantastic camp site on the side of a forest where I was sure there where bears and goats playing darts as it was Wednesday night which is darts nights in the forrests in general where ever you are happen to be.
Here is the campsite, in the back ground you will notice the wild animals playing darts and stuff.
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