A perfect day with Saucy Mary

Yesterday we were so lucky with a brilliantly sunny day, so we decided to go out and enjoy it - by climbing a mountain.

We climbed Beinn Na Caillich - the mountain that stands over Broadford. It's very steep and known to be dangerous unless the weather is completely perfect - any cloud at the top can make things very difficult. We knew there was still a little snow sitting on the top but figured that this would be the last chance we'd have to climb it before winter really sets in.

Beinn Na Caillich from the road to Broadford

Mish and the mountain

The steep road upwards



Snow near the top

It turned out to be quite a challenge. There's not really any path, so the first half of the walk is pretty much just fighting your way through the marshy heather. The second half of the walk is like climbing up a very steep and massive pile of boulders. But we were absolutely ecstatic when we finally made it to the top, and had an amazing view of both Skye and Scotland. Words cannot describe it.

Hamish and the Cuillin mountains



View of Kinloch Lodge from the top of Beinn Na Caillich

At the top of the mountain is a cairn that is said to be the burial place of the Norwegian princess known as Saucy Mary.
Me on the cairn

Hamish, the cairn and the little stone house thingee at the top

Mischief

The hardest part of the trek was actually the descent, which was really hard on the knees. We were pretty shaky by the time we got down!!