Well we moved in on the 6th May.
What a day to pick, the flight to Inverness was the only flight going north, all the rest were halted by the ash cloud from the volcanic eruption in Iceland. The plane headed up the East Coast to avoid the cloud arriving at Inverness an hour later than scheduled. That was the last flight North for a week.
It has taken us four weeks to sort out all the boxes & crates, Jill managed to sell some of the surplus at a table top sale at the local school, and managed to sale the two single beds and mattresses. We had to wait a month for the broadband connection.
Damien came to stay for a week, the weather was good and we went Bird watching and walking most days. Damien said, “ with an Island named after us we must pay a visit” so on Thursday Damien and I took the Ferry to Hoy, only forty minutes from Houton. We were met at Hoy by the bus that was to take us around the island, the driver was very good stopping at the various sites of interest and giving a commentary. The bus only run’s for the summer season and is the only one on Hoy, they have no bus service as there are only four hundred people living on the Island. We saw a pair of Red – throated Divers with their young, another new bird for Damien.
Well the week went quick and Damien returned home with at least ten new birds to his list
