It can be horrendous, with howling gales and lashing rain; however, last week while I was there the weather was kind to me. It was the calmest period I can remember on the island, with lots of sunshine and three days of clear blue skies. Admittedly, the hours of sunshine are very short up there at present. It was very cold, with some hard frosts – a bonus, as the mud I’d expected was hard-frozen!

I left Skye last Saturday, by rail from Kyle of Lochalsh, and travelled down to Dunbar, where I stayed a couple of nights before heading for home yesterday (bringing with me hundreds of photos to work through). I’ll post a selection over the next week or so; in the meantime, here’s a taster – one from each day…