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Isle Skye help

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I have been going back and forth about the best plan for this and wanted to ask for help.

We have two days on Skye but it is the first day I am struggling with. I have read lots of post about what to do but trying to think of the right order. Lastly as I have heard if you do not have dinner reservations you will be hard pressed to find a place to eat so the order of this plays a bit part of where we end up.
Just to give more background we are staying in Portree and we a pretty fit couple we are going in August

My original plan was to go drive the Trottenish and do the Old Man Stor hike and maybe one more hike spend our time there and end up by about 4pm Danvegan castle for a tour. We would then leave the castle and try to eat dinner somewhere at 6pm after dinner (which how long it takes to eat in Scotland) leave by about 7:45 and make our way to Neist Point for sunset and then back to portree.

So this may work but I was not thrilled about driving back from Neist in the dark. Would it be better to just go to Neist point then drive back to Portree and have a late dinner. The sunset looks so worth it but not sure how often it happens.

The I started thinking what about getting up early and doing this plan opposite. Driving to Neist first thing in the morning then the Castle and then the Trottenish. The advantage to this is we would end our day closer to Portree and could gage the amount of hikes we wanted to do based on what time we decided to go to dinner in Portree. Not sure if this would be less crowed as well as many other did the hikes earlier.

Any thoughts

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Personally I think you're trying to cram too much into one day. I have visited Dunvegan Castle and I'd say it deserves a half day. There are gardens as well as the indoor rooms. http://www.dunvegancastle.com/

If your priority is hiking, then perhaps don't visit the castle. In terms of hiking, be flexible and consider the weather conditions as well as any advice from locals. I don't want to sound cynical and say that if you've seen one cliff or waterfall or seascape you've seen them all, but the point of enjoying a place like Skye is to slow down and immerse yourself in the location where you find yourself -- not rush on to the next destination just to be able to say you've been there.

The advantage of booking ahead for dinner is that Skye has lots of tourists in summer and a limited number of restaurants, so yes, if you want good food, good value, and a pleasant place to eat at a time of your choice, book ahead.

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Just a thought...What if you just visited a grocery and make a picnic dinner that night? You could have dinner while watching the sunset....if the weather cooperates that day. Perhaps buy some sandwiches and a bottle of wine (or some whisky) and a dessert, like a bag of cookies, or a small cake or pastry from a bakery?

We don't always have to have dinner in a restaurant ---for us, a nice bread, some cheese and fruit and something to drink makes a great meal anytime...even for dinner...

Also, sometimes we have a bigger late lunch, then basically skip dinner, but just have a snack..and we feel great going to bed without being weighed down by full bellies. The Scottish breakfast is just a few hours away, and extremely filling!

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