A no-nonsense look at Scotland's most famous island: The Isle of Skye. But will 3 days be enough?

Any excuse to go to Skye. At the very last minute we found out we had 3 days off together and wasted no time jumping in the van and making a beeline for Scotland's most famous island!

This meant we had no time to plan, prepare or even work out how/where we were going to film, so we put that out to you fine people on YouTube! Thanks so much for your awesome suggestions!

We managed to get round a fair few places in the 3 days, but was it really long enough to visit everywhere on our list? I think you probably know the answer, but please watch the video anyway :)

Filmed on the Isle of Skye from Saturday 23rd - Monday 25th April 2022. To get to Skye we followed the A87 followed by a left turn at Shiel Bridge all the way to the Glenelg Ferry. You can of course also take the bridge to Skye, but you'll see why we used this route in the video.

The Tom Scott video I reference is called 'The world's last turntable ferry has a really clever design'.

If you have any questions about a future visit to this wonderful island, be sure to pop them in the comments and I'll do my best to reply!

'The Girl from North' by Magnus Ludvigsson
'Silverstar' by Elm Lake
'Maps' by August Wilhelmsson

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[briangoodwin]

Great to see Skye again. We spent our honeymoon here 60 yrs ago, returned on our Silver and Golden wedding anniversaries. Now in our 80s and not fit to travel so far I enjoyed the video so much. Thank you Steve.

[carolyn]

I can only echo what everyone else has said. The incredible beauty of the scenery is just so stunning it makes me want to cry. You just did it justice. Thank you Steve.

[martiwilliams]

Very enjoyable! I would love to travel on Skye and overnight in a bothy! You guys make the impossible, possible for Much appreciated! Thanks so much!

[georgec]

Many happy memories of Skye climbing in the Cuillins.Worked on the New Road from Scronsar to Slighan away back in 1962/1963.Deserted Single Track Roads not like that now and visited in Oct 2023 could not believe how busy it is now.At 92 years of age now like to remember it as it was in the 1960s.Stayed in croft at Lower Breakish for 7 months whilst working on the new road at Scronsar just as well with the Multitude of Camper vans on the Roads there now.Thanks Steve for your Video made a Old Man happy looking back

[fpv]

🙌 two hands up from me to visit more Bothies. And please invite us to come along 😁 I’m sure loads of viewers would be up for a shin dig in a bothy one night 💚💚💚💚

[BobG]

Steve and Alicja, this is the second time I've watched this video. It's been over 17 months since it was posted, so the timing of this comment might seem a bit tardy, but it's the current events in the world that make me appreciate this -- and other of your videos -- all over again. With all the war, disinformation, and economic uncertainty we're faced with today, your videos are like a warm hug on a cold, rainy day. Seeing the serene natural beauty through appreciative eyes, hearing the interesting dialogue supplemented by subtly humorous captions, feeling like a friend who's been invited along on your adventures... It's all priceless and a very welcome break from the news -- and a reminder that reality is not confined to the bad news we're bombarded with, but also the beauty of nature and accomplishments of people, past and present, who've helped shape our world in very positive ways. Thanks again for all that you do!

[thomaswislocki]

My daughter was in Skye a couple of weeks before Steve....and she was giving us the lowdown on most of the places you visited, meanwhile I'm just back from Polmont with visits to Burntisland and Lochearn. I used to go up to Lochearn fishing with my granda when I was a youngster, the eyes grew moist when I went to the place where we used to happy memories.. Burntisland wasn't bad either I met the FM and had a photo taken with her. A cracking short trip up "back hame".... Thanks for an excellent video Steve, words alone cannot describe the beauty of Skye...the videos bring home what a glorious place it is.

[carolcollins]

A strange reason to thank you for your travel blogs, Steve. My husband is in the terminal stage of dementia and, at times, can become very agitated, weepy and angry. I have found that showing him your journeys, listening to the gentle background music, and your gentle Scottish accent calms him and gives me some 'me' time. Dont stop what you do, it is more entertaining than you know

[ladygardener]

I remember sailing in to Portree Saturday pm, needing diesel for the yacht, no shops open, no cafe, nobody around on a Sunday, and no diesel except by ordering 500 litres from a tanker. We found a fisherman who sold us some, it was 11p per litre! That was 1985, its all changed now!

[MaexH]

I love the sound of the alarm clock. I must have it🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[alanmacmillan]

Another great film. For those interested in wildlife, we took a longer trip from Elgol, stopping at Canna and Sanday, and saw basking shark, golden eagle and sea eagle, red deer on Rum, all sorts of other sea birds. What a great 4 hours.

[jasonmh]

Man I love Scotland, wish I was there right now. Since I haven't been able to go that many places lately, videos like this really help keep me sane. Great work Steve!

[ph]

It is nearly 30 years since I last visited Skye. This wonderful video brought the memories flooding back😊. Thanks for reminding me of some of the places I enjoyed so much!

[tenorclef]

That shot of the sun disappearing behind the mountain - just sublime.

[lindamckenzie]

Wonderful! Thank you both, from Aotearoa/New Zealand. 🥰👏🏼

[iainmacleod]

Skye was part of my patch from 2006 through to 2016 when I left the Highlands after 25 years. My heritage on my late fathers side is Highland even though I am Edinburgh born and bred. This makes me want to return, it’s a stunning island.

[mikecawthorne]

Many thanks Steve for bringing back so many memories of a younger me. I remember driving all the way from Sheffield to Skye in one go, 495 miles and having to pay £12 for the Skye bridge. Looks like you did ok with the weather as well. All the best Mike in Sheffield.

[joebloggs]

I’ve always wanted to go because my Granny was from there. This has inspired me to do it next year in the motorhome.

[ColinSlocombe]

You both are making me jealous with all this beautiful scenery 😮

[davidstevensasidewayslook]

Brings back memories of the same trip we did but walked back over the Black Cuillin over 2 days. Stunning.