I
went to Skye for a climbing trip a few years ago (2007 maybe?). we stayed with family in a rented cottage on Loch Linnhe on the way, and it was absolutely torrential rain, freezing cold, bitter weather for the first few days. We were almost washed down the road on Skye, and had to stop and wait for the rain to calm down, it was so strong. Then after 3 days on skye, the clouds cleared, and we all ended up badly sunburnt after 4 days of walking and climbing.

that's just how it is in Scotland, isn't it?! I love it :-)
( ascorbate, Fri 4 Sep 2009, 10:23, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

sounds great
I'm planning to go to the Hebrides next year for a holiday. Probably in May.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 4 Sep 2009, 10:25, Reply)

may is the best time to go
it is exam season after all. but also, it's generally pre-midge season, which is the absolute worst thing about scottish summer.
you sit outside under umbrellas, around a soggy bonfire, getting eaten alive by midges, and looking at the mist. that's what most of my family holidays were like as a child, and my parents can't understand why we're reluctant to book a holiday with them next summer with our baby... :-)
( ascorbate, Fri 4 Sep 2009, 10:33, Reply)