#timontour: Skye & Rasaay 2011
October 15th, 2011
Whilst I’m hiking round the Lake District, I thought you might like to see what I got up to, the last time there was a #timontour. Here’s my videoblog:
#timontour: Skye & Rasaay 2011
I got the train from Manchester with my bike and panniers, all the way to Kyle of Lochalsh on the west coast of Scotland. I then cycled over the Skye bridge onto Skye, up to Sconser, and then partly influenced by the awesome local blog “Life at the End of the Road“, I took the ferry to Rasaay, cycled up Calum’s Road and then came back the way I’d come.
It was really, really good fun. 
Tags: #timontour, #timontoursr11, Arnish, Calum's Road, cycle touring, cycling, Kyle of Lochalsh, midges, rasaay, Sconser, Skye, travel, video, videoblog, wild camping
Must have been hellish trying to cycle with that thing! You should visit the Isle of Lewis if you ever get a chance too.
Originally, the plan was to head to Uig and cycle across to the Hebrides, however I got sick of the A road route and didn’t really feel I needed to be overtaken on blind corners etc. I still intend to, but I’m trying to work out the best way of getting there by public transport, with a bike….
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