Number one was hard to miss
It's not everyday you have the world's largest sail powered ship pass by your window.This was Wind Surf as it sailed majestically between Eigg and Arisaig.
Number two was easy to find if you knew where to look
In the mid left of this picture you can see a square concrete box. Whilst looking for the water supply, John told me that this holding tank was part of the system. A bit further up the field we found a larger box which was the main storage tank. Apparently it fills from a small spring and the only reason there's no water in the system is that it's sludged up and the pipes are blocked. So 100m of alcathene pipe and a few fittings plus the loan of JB's sludge pump should see water back at the Manse again.
Everyone knew where number three was, and now so do we.
The roof is covered with Ballachulish slate. The quarry is closed now and, although there would be a demand if it were to reopen, there are environmental reasons not to do so. The result is that the slates are very expensive...if you can find them. Well the good news is that we did find some, and the even better news is that they were not too expensive...they were FREE! Behind the old shop here are about seven builder's bags of slates which have been taken from other houses on the island and dumped/stored there. A quick check with the Trust that it was ok to sift through for good ones and
BINGO...about 250 so far. Another visit should see us with enough to replace and missing and broken ones and give us a supply for repairs if required after any future storms.
