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A Rainy Day on Skye tors eager to hike and dip their toes into
the icy water. Photographers vie to cap‐
The next morning dawned with a famil‐ ture the area's otherworldly beauty -
iar wet weather - drizzle to downpours, a shimmering blue-green waters ringed by
gentle reminder of Scotland's island cli‐ rugged peaks. It’s easy to imagine mythi‐
mate. Our first stop of the day was the cal creatures cavorting.
famed Fairy Pools, a series of crystal- But this would not be one of those
clear sapphire pools and cascading water‐ days.
falls nestled in the dramatic landscape of We came early on Stuart’s advice. Why
the Black Cuillin mountains. became clear as we pulled into the park‐
On sunny days, the pools attract visi‐ ing lot: Every tour van on the Isle of Skye

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