I decided the start of the year would be a good time to launch this blog. I perhaps under-estimated just what a busy time it would be, but I’m pleased to have this up and running - even if ‘writing the blog’ has been added to my to do list!

This, our third year, has started busier than ever. The Isle of Mull and our wildlife and whale-watching holidays are extremely popular, spurred on no doubt by some of the wonderful TV coverage in the past year - notably Coast, the wildlife film Eagle Island, and the BBC’s Springwatch.

Islands generally are in great demand, with lots of enquiries for the
Outer Hebrides, where the ferry timetables are particularly complex! Looking forward to seeing the response to my latest idea - “Tiny Islands”, which combines two of the smallest but still fascinating Hebridean islands - Iona and the less famous Gigha.

We are also planning quite a few honeymoons or birthday surprises. I
especially enjoy doing this - it’s a lot of responsibility, but gives us
the chance to put together really special holidays showing off the very
best that Scotland can offer.

One challenge at this time of year, is that many of the small family run hotels with which we work close in January for their own holidays. This makes checking room availability a little slower than usual! Still we certainly don’t begrudge these very hard working people some time off.

The weather has really been pretty mild for a Scottish winter..so far.. though there’s plenty of time for some more snow yet. This didn’t stop a London based visitor to our house this week turning up in what could only be described as a quilt for a coat.

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