Sally and Simon left Scotland in 2015 on board Shimshal to begin a slow circumnavigation taking in various high latitude destinations. After 3 seasons in Greenland we sailed south to Lewisporte in northern Newfoundland. In 2019 we cruised the Canadian Maritimes. In 2022 & 23 we cruised via New England, Chesapeake, Florida, Cuba, Cayman, Providencia to Bocas del Toro. In late 2023 we transited the Panama Canal and in 2024 we sailed to French Polynesia via Galapagos.
Thursday, 3 April 2025
Friday, 14 March 2025
Monday, 10 March 2025
First kayak trip of the year to Luing
A warm, windless Spring day and our kayak brought us within 10 metres of an otter devouring a freshly caught lobster on the beach.
Wednesday, 5 March 2025
And in they go
It’s going to quite a hedge if the willows survive the deer!
40 metres long with 200 willows planted.
Monday, 3 March 2025
More trees at Traighuaine
It’s time to offset some carbon and so this week we are planting 200 new trees at Traighuaine. Willows this time and a we have already fenced in a 40 metre section of our western boundary. After a few years they should, with luck, yield logs to keep us warm, some new habitat and a visual screen should our neighbour’s planning application come to anything. They will definitely keep the red deer well fed!
Carol Graham of Ardfern provided the the 2 metre whips and the picture at the bottom is of a 4 year old fedge in Ardfern. I think our’s won’t look so manicured!
Tuesday, 28 January 2025
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