Category Archives: Yachties

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

All The Gear…………No Idea!!!!

All the gear …..no idea!! A favourite saying of Wallace’s our ‘Seasonal Stalker’!! Or Calum’s take on it: ‘ Gloichd’ Look it up in the Gaelic dictionary (online if you like, but as usual with Gaelic words I don’t think … Continue reading

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Normal Service Has Resumed

Last week’s weather continued to get better with sunny days and warm temperatures. Most nights there was a bit of a sunset and every forecast was looking good. With dry days it was good to get on with the pre-winter … Continue reading

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The End of the Week and Stalking update.

Friday night, it has been a superb week but tomorrow is, according to the BBC another story. The weather which has been so good is about to break. I am going off, Calum, Irene and two visitors are ‘supposed’ to … Continue reading

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Been a While

It seems to me that the time just flies by. I last posted on the 29th of September and so much has happened. It is late and I have all the photos uploaded so tomorrow I’ll make a stab at … Continue reading

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At Last, The Rut Is Underway!

After weeks of looking for stags (without much success) they have appeared. Seems they have been keeping a very low profile. All the usual suspects are here and a few new young ones showing some decent heads. A sure sign … Continue reading

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Autumn is Definitely Underway.

The weather has finally broken. After weeks of glorious sunshine we are straight into Autumnal (gales), well it is the Equinox after all. We came home from a quick Inverness visit to see my new grandson to glorious weather. The … Continue reading

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Hooray!! Holidays at last.

After a busy week we are off to the South for a few days, thank goodness, it has been a long season. Autumn is here and the last week has just swept by. Here is an up date: The weather … Continue reading

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Where Did The Summer Go?

A week ago yesterday we retreated to the cabin for the afternoon for some time off, a read, perhaps a drink and some relaxation. It was not a very good day but still summer! It was good to get the … Continue reading

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400 And Counting

Here we are Monday afternoon, been a right old dreich stormy day. Hurricane Bertha passing through. We had a yacht in ‘Janet MacAurthur’ from Skye Yachts I think but he left in the middle of the day. He was the … Continue reading

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Thunder, Lightening and Whisky Tasting.

Thunder, Lightening, fog, sun, 25 degrees and of course rain. All in the last hour (4 pm Sunday 3rd August). What a day. Last week was probably the worst of the summer and to-day (we hope) is the unsettled period … Continue reading

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