Eilean Donan Castle must surely be the most photographed castle in the known universe. It sits on an island near the village of Dornie at the meeting of three sea lochs, Loch Duich, Loch Alsh and Loch Long, in the Kintail district in western Ross-shire Highlands of Scotland. Most times that I drive past it seems to be damp with grey skies and the photo opportunities are not there. Last week however I was driving up to Portree and everything just seemed to come together.

There were, as usual, several tourist buses so there were at least 100 people milling around taking photos on smart phones. I don’t mind this at all but one thing always seems to happen. A group of four or five tourists stand right in the middle of the place where I’m trying to take a photo. They all take a photo on their phone. Then instead of walking off and looking at their phones they stand in the same place for ages, continuously showing each other the photos they have taken, right in the middle of the shot. Why not take a little thought and move out of the way so other people can get the photo that they want.

Anyway, rant over for the day………