Chapter 1, My Life on The Isle of Rona

Posted on March 12, 2026 by Bill Cowie

After many months of trying to start something new on the blog, I have had a few hours to-day so I decided to take a look at the Blog and I have forgotten how to use it, suffice to say I got there, I think.

My first post of the new page ” A life on a Remote Island” is above, I will continue my writings and memories on the page, link below, comments very welcome.

So here is a new page: https://isleofronalog.com/a-life-on-a-remote-island/

Hopefully I will find the time to continue to scan old photos and delve into my 23 years on the Island.
The old posts are all still there in the archive, sorry my tagging (whatever that may be, should have been better). But it is a good place to go for old news.

However this new page/posts will cover the time from 2002 until the time I started the blog and who knows maybe after, I might post the things I could not say when I worked there!!!!

Oh! and By the way, we were back in February 2026 finishing up the Deer Management culling hinds, great ten days, nice to be back as a worker, no responsibility but the usual issues, Water woes!!!!

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About Bill Cowie

I've been living on the island since April 2002, alone for the first 5 years, my partner L joined me in 2007. We manage the Island for a Danish family who bought the Island in the early 90's. Their hopes for the Island are to make it self sufficient supporting its inhabitants and that is where we come in. We look after the stock, 3 holiday cottages, machinery, boat and of course the visitors. It is pretty challenging but it is a beautiful place to live and work, we love it and strangely enough we love it even more in the depths of winter when all is quiet apart from the gales and rain. We do a bit of fishing, stock work, stalking deer and loads of other stuff. We have good support from lots of people whom we have met over the years and have become involved in the Island. Too many to mention here but keep an eye on the blog, they'll be there for sure in the future.
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