Monthly Archives: September 2012
Autumns Come, Where did the summer go!!
L arrived back Wednesday and two minutes onto the Island and that was her first impression, she had left in the summer and now it was Autumn. It was a beautiful night to travel back to Rona after a very … Continue reading
You Could Not Make This Up!!
That is what John said this morning just before he boarded the Spindrift for his long trip back to the Black Country (Dudley). 6.00 am this morning Nicola one of our regular guests called to see if we were sailing. … Continue reading
Even on a Bad day there’s something to do on Rona!!!
So John said in Escape as we got it ready for our new guests arriving ‘hopefully’ tomorrow (Saturday), more later about that. They say every picture tells a story, well it was just a mouthful after I filled the wee … Continue reading
Autumn Activity
It felt like the summer turned into winter last week, it has continued with swings of temperature, high winds and lots and lots of heavy showers. The best bit is the huge activity of the wildlife, everything seems to be … Continue reading
The Stalking Season is on us.
Monday morning lying in bed, wind and rain battering off the Velux windows, there was absolutely no enthusiasm to get out looking for our cull stags. We introduced Red deer onto Rona in 2003 as part of the forest ecology, … Continue reading
Winter’s Here.
Well it just went straight into winter, or so it seems. If the temperature was a few degrees less it could be November, it has been strong winds to severe gales since Friday. Everyone looks happy leaving Rona and Pam … Continue reading