Isle of Skye and Sheep

The first place we went to this morning was a Serpentarium on the Isle of Skye. 

This is a small (one room) reptile sanctuary where smuggled reptiles in the UK are sent. 

Often the animals are in such poor condition many do not make it. However  there was a few specimens still on display. There were constrictors, iguanas, frogs and other lizards. The kids loved it, and got to hold a python called Goldie, which they enjoyed. We then set off to find a jewelery and sword shop Gorgon wanted to check out.  To get there we had to go 'cross-country'.As we drove on the Isle of Skye, we went down many one lane roads (you had to pull off the road to allow other cars past), and wait for sheep to pass by.
Just stunning scenery. You could stop the car every 500 metres for fantastic photos. In the end, we drove down miles of road like this to find a Celtic Jewelry and Swords workshop. The stuff was lovely, but being handmade it was very expensive. In the end, no-one bought anything so we simply had a morning sheep watching and a driving tour of the Isle of Skye.

Stopping for a coffee, I spied a wool shop across the road. After seeing so many sheep on the side of the road, I hoped that there would be some good stuff here, and I was not disappointed! The bottom skein of blues and greens is handspun silk, the colourful orange variegated is handspun mohair mix, the pale purple and green is fine mohair, and the pink/purple is handspun boucle merino/silk. I think I will knit some scarves with these!