Wrapping up an amazing (and extremely lucky) 8 night October trip without any rain. Itinerary was
Ullapool 1 night
Portree 4 nights
Glencoe area 1 night
Edinburgh 2 nights
Lots of hiking and very good seafood. People were extremely friendly. At the seafood store in Portree, the owner shared oysters and raw scallops with us. We wanted to buy a dozen oysters but noted that we didn’t have an oyster knife. He let us borrow one. “Just leave it by the door before you leave Portree”.
I highly recommend Ullapool as an easy first night after landing in Inverness. Really nice town with surprisingly great food options. Seafood Shack was great.
Highlight of the trip was the Skye hikes. Like nothing I’ve ever experienced.
Weather was perfect, no bugs, crowds were thin and manageable, driving was tricky but manageable, scones were delicious.
Here are some places we recommend
https://www.theceilidhplace.com/
https://www.seafoodshack.co.uk/
https://maps.app.goo.gl/aBRdrphUSvqZhtch9?g_st=ipc
https://www.corranbunkhouse.co.uk/
https://maps.app.goo.gl/nDi3bNbPju8PyBFD8?g_st=ipc
https://maps.app.goo.gl/UWAHhPr3kfXTSgpA8?g_st=ipc