A work week on the beautiful Isle of Skye
The island was a little reluctant to show us her beauty on this visit, but finally did so in time for the day off, on Wednesday. Another work week with Calum, top man, and this time, a group of fairly experienced volunteers, a few of whom I knew already.
I’d heard that the week before had been a bit of a wash out, but when leaving Inverness last Saturday the sun was out and it looked like things could be about to change (contrary to the forecast). However, this time the forecast had it just about right. Sunday was a monster – removing fence in what started out as wind and drizzle and progressed to wind and heavy rain. Thankfully that was the worst of it with just light rain for the next two days. And then some sun. Until Friday night when it all kicked off again, force 7 winds, heavy showers, cancelled ferries, caution on the Skye bridge – great stuff.
Photos will follow, once I’ve stopped driving for long enough to get them online.
Ok, photos can now be found here (in fairly low resolution). There may be slightly less of them than usual because my camera got very wet in my pocket on the first Sunday, and has, since then, been performing in a most erratic fashion.
Anyway, here are some higher res highlights:
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- So Paul, what do you think of it so far?
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- Gordon in need of some ‘calories’ (available in flasks back at the hostel)
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- So, on our day off we thought we’d drive the bus down some rarely used FCS tracks, just so’s the vols didn’t have to walk so far to site…
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- …the Focaliser training taught us how to keep calm…
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- …and read maps.
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- Looking out at the Sun rising, from the Flora MacDonald hostel
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- It’s funny but I don’t miss the view I had from my office window. For a start Balloon Woman hasn’t been a volunteer on any of my work weeks.
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- Gordon and Vince distract the Focaliser while Val tries to role the wire into the sea
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- Calum after 4 weeks of Focalising.
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- The third, and final, North off.
Life since the office 
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