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Well folks, my year on Skye has reached its end. I have had the most amazing time here, and have been very lucky to have had this opportunity to live on what is a magical island. I have been to some amazing places, seen and done some woderful things, and made some fantastic friends. Whilst I am looking forward to moving back to Glasgow in some ways, I am going to miss Skye something terrible. It's not just the big things like the Music Festival, the Cuillin, the drive to Elgol; it's the small things too - my drive to Sleat every morning, smelling the sea as soon as I open my front door, the walk to Leitur Fura that became so familiar to me.

Over the last few weeks, I have done quite a bit of the touristy stuff. I drove over the Bealach to Applecross - the Inn there is HIGHLY recommended - played quite a bit of golf (Sconser, Lochcarron, Traigh), visited Neist Point, went round the north end and visited the Quiraing, went over on the Glenelg/Kylerhea ferry..... It has been a lot of fun, but there's still so much I haven't managed to do - bag a Cuillin, climb Blaven, visit Raasay..... the list goes on and on.

I think it is fair to say that Skye has left its mark on me, and that I will be back - often, I hope.

So. for now, it is farewell. Before I go, I'd like to share the verse from which I took the name of this blog - it's from the Thomas Covenant series of books by Stephen Donaldson:

"Stone and Sea are deep in life,
Two unalterable symbols of the world.
Permanence at rest, and permanence in motion;
participants in the Power that remains."

Tioridh an-drasda, chi mi a-rithist thu.
(Bye for now, I'll see you again)