Why am I writing a review of a restaurant 4400 miles away from home? Because I had one of the most…read morebizarre experiences in my life here. I'm from a town called Vancouver, WA in the USA, and I came to Scotland on vacation (and on a whim) back in 2018. I rented a car and visited some of my bucket list sites: Loch Ness, Glencoe, etc...and was on my way back to Inverness from the Old Man of Storr when I happened to pick up a young German hitchhiker on the road near Portree. She asked if I would be willing to drop her off at the hostel where she was working in Kyleakin, and I happily obliged.
Having arrived in Kyleakin, I dropped her off, but before leaving town, I saw Castle Moil in the distance, and thought I'd see if I could wander over for a closer look. I parked in the lot, but became distracted by a small "Vote Yes / Yes Skye" event, complete with food carts, vendor tents and bagpipe music, outside the Castle Moil restaurant. I had to check it out. After I'd ordered some haggis from the food cart, one of the vendors next to me remarked about my (American) accent, and asked me where I was from. I told him I was from Vancouver, WA, but I'd be surprised if he'd ever heard of it. As it turns out, he happened to live *in my hometown* for 12 years, and no more than a mile away from me! I was utterly flabbergasted! Even stranger, he met his wife, who turned out to be the friend of a friend, while there, and after being wedded, returned to the UK with her!
It just goes to show, folks: no matter where you go in the world, you will find a connection, even if it's an otherwise unremarkable car park on the other side of the world! My advice to you would be this: be curious. Explore the unknown, the unlikely, and don't let the little gems pass by. I now have an almost overwhelming love for this tiny town I spent no more than an hour visiting, and even met a celebrity Instagrammer dog (@Blazespage) while I was there! How do you beat that?!
Oh yeah, the haggis was great, by the way.