Aleria's Jaunt to Scotland: 23 July 2013, Loch Harport, Skye,Scotland
View of spectacular Skye from Loch Harport Touching Skye in Scotland Mid-morning we headed over with the tide to mountainous Skye, which looked like the fabled Highlands to me. This whole area was once connected to Greenland and North America at the equator. But its peaks were formed by volcanos in more recent times. There are collapsed calderas noticeable everywhere. Skye itself reaches up into the heavens and catches the clouds on its lofty peaks. It is spectacular, when you can see it. Alex watching the 'cumulobimbos' The sky darkened as we approached Skye and thunder started booming overhead. There were small lightning discharges but nothing like what happens along the east coast of the US. A heavy downpour washed off the boat and Alex, while Onyx and I suffered down below. We were concerned about bursts of wind but it really wasn't like that. We'd never seen such interesting and heavy cloud formations at every ...