Arrival at Forest Lodge

It’s Sunday morning and the sun is shining. But it’s cold. Very cold. When I woke this morning I was in need of the toilet, but it took me a good half an hour to pluck up the courage to get out from under the two duvets on my bed.

I have a twin room all to myself, and myself and Tom are the only volunteers in a flat big enough for 6.  The flat is just a tiny part of the lodge, which harbours 3 other flats, offices, and meeting facilities.  The walls are clad with wood, and the ceilings are high.  This place was built in the 1880’s.  As a result it must take a bit of energy to heat.  There is ice on my bedroom window.

Anyway, the point of this post is not to complain about the conditions, because this place is beautiful, especially with 6 inches of snow outside; it’s to say that I don’t have internet access from my laptop.  I’m writing this from a PC in the RSPB guest access room.  So, I may not be able to update for a while, and pictures aren’t going to be easy.

Today, I’m going to walk about the place a bit, to see what’s about.  Apparently it’s minus 10 outside, and even the birds are hiding away.  After yesterday’s Goldcrest and Treecreeper, I’m hoping for big things.