We drove several hours on narrow winding roads across the Isle of Skye to see Neist Point Lighthouse. Imagine my disappointment when we arrived to thick fog. We couldn't see anything! Erick and I decided we would hang out for a bit and see if it would clear up...
It cleared!! I stayed up on the clifftop to try to get a good photo:
Joey and David decided to hang out in the car and watch a movie. They had a pretty great view from the car:
Erick, Bailey, and TJ decided to hike down to see the lighthouse up close. The pictures below are from their adventure. Do you see the little white dot in the rocks at the bottom of the cliff? That is an ill-fated sheep. Watch your step!
Neist Point Lighthouse was build in 1909. It became fully automated in 1990. The buildings surrounding it used to be the home of the family who manned the lighthouse. Then for a time, they became rental properties for tourists. Now they are mostly abandoned:
