.........kerry maps out our path to skye

......train station in kyle of lochalsh

......cill chriosd graveyard on skye

.................cill chriosd

.......sheep corpse near elgol

............me and the cuillin

..............lichen map

.........kerry in full friedrich mode

.....path to mist-shrouded cuillins

.........kerry pitches our tent on beach near elgol

......the sea just beyond our tent flap

.........on the trotternish peninsula kerry climbs to the storr

......misty heavy metal viking landscape

.........kerry tries to topple the old man of storr

.........the bleating of sheep lends the scene a very medieval vibe

......i oversee kerry's extreme vertigo therapy

......the needle, the old man of storr, and the sea

..........we cross the skye bridge back to the mainland

......to climb beinn alligin, reflected here in loch torridon

......the view on the other side of beinn alligin

......traversing the horns of alligin

......i believe the scottish mountaineering club classified this a 'wee stroll'

.....kerry tries hard to maintain her balance

.....because our route to the bottom looks like this

.....a castle worthy of the finest shortbread biscuit tin

......as if driving on the wrong side wasn't hard enough

.........this certainly ain't the city

.........kerry checks the map

.....view of skye from the applecross peninsula

..........dinner at the applecross inn

..........then home for the night

......kerrry models her most rugged outdoor legwear

......we wake to discover a military rescue operation five feet from our tent