Rubha Reidh (say: "Roo Ray") is a wild, rocky headland on the mainland, North of Skye, that catches any swell & tide. You wouldn't want to be kayaking there in the wrong conditions. For us it was just pleasantly exciting, with stunning scenery. We managed to get into the tiny Port An Amaill, where massive quantities of cocaine was landed after being dropped off in creels, resulting in the UK's largest drugs bust. East of the point we enjoyed threading through a playground of beautiful stacks & cliffs.
We decided to land on Camas Mor a wild, sandy beach, surrounded by cliffs - trickier than expected because the sand shown on OS maps has been washed away, exposing more rocks. Fortunately there wasn't too much surf'. There was great camping! The "ruins" above include a delightful bothy, Camas Trollvaig, from where we could see to Cape Wrath, with Suilven & the Assynt mountains beautifully arrayed. Gorgeous.
We left at high tide next afternoon, because stronger winds were forecast later, and shot round into the shelter of Loch Ewe.
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