Category Archives: Yachties

The quirky world of the visiting yachtsman or woman to Rona!!

Short Days Great Weather

Been a good few days, but busy days. Plenty visitors but not many yachts now. Just the odd ones passing by, probably heading to their winter quarters. The season continues on Rona with the cottages busy for a change, on … Continue reading

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Autumn And Better Days

We are off to Portree to-day, just for a few hours but needs must. The ferry is coming first thing with a surveyor who is going to survey the site and surrounding area where the new house is going. It … Continue reading

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Autumnal Air.

People ask when is the best time to be on Rona, my answer is always a bit vague because it is always the best time to be on Rona. But, the best time for me is undoubtedly waiting for the … Continue reading

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Digger Days

We are getting a landing craft on Saturday if everything falls into place. On it is a new JCB for Rona, the old one is not past it ‘yet’, but this new one came up and we felt it was … Continue reading

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Could Do With A Holiday.

It was a hectic week last week trying to get everything done prior to our Inverness visit to get our hair seen too, we were beginning to look a bit Feral!!! Andre and Kasia had been over to help with … Continue reading

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At Long Last, Some Summer Days

We never thought it would come but at last a few warm days of summer and some sunsets. Having had a request from Chris who was in Escape with his family to go out fishing, the forecast looked unbelievable and … Continue reading

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Catching Up

After weeks of guests we just had our first week with the house all to ourselves. That gave us a chance to catch up but with two stags to butcher, last week was far from quiet. We got all the … Continue reading

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All Quiet on the Western Front

No wonder, cold, grey, wind, gales and yesterday torrential rain. Our summer continues. Yacht numbers are way down. As of Sunday we have had 293 yacht visits, this time last year it was 403!!!! This week is usually one of … Continue reading

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Claire’s Last Day

Yesterday it  was Castaway Claire’s last night on her Island and it looked like this. August has certainly started badly and the last three days have been interesting. This  was the story last night as we were heading up to … Continue reading

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One Day left

The week had started well out on Rona, despite a breezy wet Saturday changeover, our guests got on and off no problem. The rain stopped at mid day and the sun came out. It did not last long though. For … Continue reading

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