In spite of the gale force winds, Alasdair and DA made it to the Noust and were joined by Niall MacDonald. Niall has a house at Balephuil and is a … Continue reading Day 94 (Ian)
Day 95: Friday 15th June (Ian)
(Advance warning to Clare – Please ensure that John’s straightjacket fixings are secure before he reads this.) The day started with an air of determination as DA, Alasdair, Niall and … Continue reading Day 95: Friday 15th June (Ian)
Day 96: Friday 28 June
As the Clansman edged her way into Gott Bay sounding her horn like a scene from the 1949 version of Whisky Galore, The Noust was lost in the thick mist. … Continue reading Day 96: Friday 28 June
Day 97: Saturday 29 June
A day for philosophising and talking. Which is not to say, the work wasn’t done. It’s just that it took an old-fashioned time to do it. We unpacked our fourth … Continue reading Day 97: Saturday 29 June
Day 98: Saturday 8 July
I had been away too long. The door was unlocked, as I hesitantly opened the door of what has been my second home [delete ‘second’: Clare] for six months. DA … Continue reading Day 98: Saturday 8 July
Day 99: Monday 10 July
The siege was broken, the mutiny averted. Jo had ridden to the rescue with her legendary carrot cake. With no Robert in competition, we ate hay while the sun shone. … Continue reading Day 99: Monday 10 July
Day 100: Tuesday 10 July
Happy 100th birthday. I was only a few minutes late for work, but the doors were already open, the buzzing of sander against oak sending the sheep hobbling off to … Continue reading Day 100: Tuesday 10 July
Day 101: Wednesday 11 July
It was turnover day, and I wanted to get there first. No chance. Ian had been there since 8 am preparing new legs for the base, so that the top … Continue reading Day 101: Wednesday 11 July
Day 102: Thursday 12 July
Not so quick, me hearties! My plan to Eposeal the hull was stood down. I started the morning, unusually, on my own. Ian was serving on the cake standards sub-committee … Continue reading Day 102: Thursday 12 July
Day 103: Friday 13 July
Despite regularly running aground on innumerable, unmapped construction rocks (well, some of them were mapped), the skiff is (mostly) built. We have at least one name. We have a proposed … Continue reading Day 103: Friday 13 July
Skiff Talk 