So here is an update of where we are. Weather grim, fire has been on, not many yachts, pissing rain, gales every other day, August has been a nightmare. We think it is winter!!!

So here is an update of where we are, a wee gallery of the last 8 days:

I do not know how to caption the gallery but here is the story.

The last 8 days have been difficult in so many ways, there is news coming but not just quite yet. Suffice to say we are working away getting ready for a full September, with stalking guests and so much more. Interesting times ahead. Last week was difficult trying to find some shootable stags but I got two in the end, butchered them and now heading off tomorrow to our outlet, Skye Wholesale (Maggies Fruit and Veg). Maggie has done incredibly well selling all of our products, we hope to continue filling her freezers.

Weather apart, life goes on, firewood needs stocked up, a rotting birch was an ideal candidate for felling. Despite no sun the heather has turned purple, nice to see, hopefully we will get some sunny days to warm it up a bit.

Portree visits are on a winter footing, grabbing a break in the weather, always dicey when it can blow up quick, but luckily last week I got home just as the SW wind decided to ramp it up to 20mph.

There are a couple of hardy yachts in here tonight, numbers are well down, ah well another great British summer.

For the first time for 4 weeks we could sit out on the balcony and havbe a GnT, life is not that bad.