DFR Travels: Isle of Skye, Scotland...

Friday, April 28. Low visibility and a chilly 6 C in am. 10 later.

Two weeks til home.

We were anchored off the 'Misty Isle’, and it lived up to its name this morning. We took the tender in for the less than a mile run in. I asked a lady in a Charity shop if she lived here, she said, yes, born here, I then asked if she remembered the Ferry. She took the time to get out a map of Skye and went outside to explain the lay of the land and showed where the ferry came in: we were standing on the Ferry Access road, and the ferry landing spot now has a small building on the spot. She kindly remarked “Good to see you back" when I thanked her for the courtesy she had taken with me. Touching!

I did not linger when I was here in 1960 but had a vague recollection of the place. Fellette and I sauntered up the road to the very quaint and active Village/Town that was alive with locals and fellow passengers who were browsing the shops, a few of which of which were full of Everything Scottish Merchandise.

Not much has changed in the British/Scottish small town appearance and mannerisms in the past 60 odd years. Portree could be used as a Movie Prop for a Pre WWII move with hardly changing a single thing!

We stopped into a little, and I mean little, Tea shop on the way back. We had Tea, Scones and strawberry jam. In talking to the very young married couple owners he said that this year we are the Second Cruise Ship of the 41 scheduled to stop here this season. That compares with 331 for Vancouver and 289 for Seattle. I would say that bodes pretty darn good for the few gift shops and Everything Scottish Shops in Portree!

The weather cleaned up nicely in the afternoon and I don’t think anybody that went ashore today would have a weather issue at all.

A Good Day…