An Evening Stroll on Opinon Beach

Another one of those evenings when common sense tells you to stay at home and get in front of the fire but sometimes, common sense is something I'm lacking in. Sal was with me this time and our intention was to go down to the beach at Red Point. We stopped off at the view point and could tell the weather was coming it from over Skye way but it was fast moving so we parked up for a short time with the hope of it passing through.

Needless to say it didn't, so we set off back towards our holiday cottage as the beach was a good 15 minutes walk from the car, and you can get very wet indeed in just that short space of time! As we neared the beach at Opinon, the skies looked a bit brighter so we bit the bullet, parked at the side of the road, put on our waterproofs and set off down through the sand dunes.

What followed was one of the nicest and most refreshing hours we spent during the entire holiday. The weather brightened and the sun came out, enabling us to have a bracing walk along the entire length of the sands. Sal went that one step further and took off her shoes and socks and walked bate-footed.

Eventually, as the sun set behind Skye and with the darkness closing in, we reluctantly headed back to the car, both feeling totally refreshed and blessed.