Trip to Scotland 1983: Four and half months in the Highlands and Islands

[DCampbell16B]

£1.30 Dunvegan
30p guidebook
£2.10½ food
£2.30 hostel

Sarah, second wife of Norman 23rd Chief looks like Annalies. This morning weather spitting rain. Hitched a ride to Portree, Dunvegan, Uig crossroads w/ man, wife and granddaughter. He was BBC Gaelic broadcaster. Walked one mile, picked up by Australian couple and taken to Dunvegan castle.

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Dunvegan Castle

Walked almost back to Loch Greshinish before getting a ride w/ Leicestershire couple who were heading to Portree. Changed rides [?unclear] and took me all the way back to Uig. Bought food, came back to the hostel and tried to sleep. More Americans here than I've seen in hostels total I think. Should call MacLeod tonight. Dunvegan ok, but not as comfy as Cawdor or as ritzy as Inverary or Blair. Very wet from knees down. Try shower and bed for a while? Dry pants anyway. [Many hostels, especially places that attracted serious hill walkers and climbers, had special rooms set aside with clothes lines and some heat to dry wet things] Free Church next door. Noon service English, 6pm Gaelic. Sitting in hostel can see Waternish Pt. across Loch Snizort. Can see Harris? No, it is North Uist. 1st sight Outer Hebrides. Met Canadian Vancouver who had been working repairing heavy equipment Libya. Also long discussion language w/ man from Cambridge and one other. Later 2 Germans, and American (traveling w/ [unclear].

[I met so many really interesting people both at hostels, but especially from hitching rides. I had many rides from locals, but also from all over the world who traveled to see Scotland