Leon Turnbull Photography

Day 2 on the Isle of Skye, I drove down to the Fairy Pools first. This is an interesting area with a few small waterfalls and definitely worth seeing. I did not think so at first, however. The creek had low flow (as all the creeks were), and I anticipated this particular area would be lame and uninteresting, not even worth taking any photos. I also thought all the waterfalls here were less than 20 ft. high. WRONG AND WRONG. I found two very pretty 30 ft. high falls, and even at low flow they were both very beautiful and interesting. There were a few other smaller falls as well. I highly recommend seeing the Fairy Pools.

One thing about Scotland you will notice that is unique and not something you will see in California: the SHEEP! You will see sheep everywhere, including the middle of the road. There are millions of them in Scotland (not an exaggeration). I could not get down to the bottom of Lealt Falls (not Mealt) the previous night because of the sheep. The only way down to the bottom is along a cliff, and there were quite a few sheep there blocking my way. Going past the sheep on the edge of a cliff: that would not have been very smart, and probably quite dangerous (for me and them).

As I was photographing this waterfall at Fairy Pools, a sheep came down to the creek. It did not see me there. When it did see me, it totally freaked out, trying to scramble away from me and across the very rocky creek. I thought it was going to take a header into the creek, but it managed to regain its footing and then calmed down when it realized I was just a friendly hiker.

After the Fairy Pools, I hiked to nearby Eas Mor Falls. It is a short but very steep climb up to this waterfall. Why did I think all my hikes in Scotland were going to be flat and easy? At the top of the hill is a beautiful 154 ft. high waterfall across the valley. I am not sure if humans can get to the bottom of it, but I did see a sheep down there. I would have tried but did not think it was worth the effort because of the low flow in the creek. Still it was quite nice.

Carbost Burn Falls is a nice roadside waterfall that was much easier getting to the bottom of than I anticipated. I also found a lower 20 ft. falls down there as well. Surprises are good! I will be sharing all these pics eventually, so no worries about that. The weird thing about Carbost Burn Falls, was that there was someone camping at the top of the waterfall along the road. Why would you camp here?? Why not camp down at the bottom of the falls, off the road, and in a far nicer area? Also, I could not figure out where the campers were! Their car was parked here along the road, and there was no one around. There are no hiking trails here. Where did they go? Such mysteries envelop my little brain.

In the evening, I had another grand adventure. Day 2 Part 2 coming up….