Diatomite Railway
The Fed by Birds summer excursion has taken place with great success, to the isle of Skye. Highly recommended is a walk along the remains of the tiny Lealt Valley railway, which used to take diatomite – made of these:
from Loch Cuithir down an impressive waterfall gorge to the shore, where it was processed to be made into face powder and dynamite. Don't worry if it's raining: the weather changes about every five minutes, and the rain clouds make the green mountains behind loom up delightfully. If you haven't got a car, the 57 bus on the main road will take you on a magical mystery tour all the way round the peninsula (anti-clockwise). An added bonus: on Skye it doesn't get properly dark at this time of year – it just goes blue:
