Quote Originally Posted by Travs View Post
I completely understand locals enjoying it when the tourists are not there... to relate back to Neilly, i was in Skye in February of last year and it was fantastic to be up there when it was so quiet (excepting the times i was within the vicinity of Sligachan car park, i never saw a soul on the mountains in 100 miles and a week of running).

I was assured by many people in cafe's/shops that it was vastly different in the height of summer.
I moved to Skye in 2006. Its a great place to live mainly but, like everywhere, had its problems. The summer is very busy normally but everybody benefits from it. Four months its mobbed but the vast majority of visitors are decent people. We now take all our holidays in cities and wander around getting in the way of locals, holding them up and driving badly.
I can't wait to see visitors again. It makes the place far more interesting and cosmopolitan.