Anyway they were meant to be on the boat today and they were not. Quite why we weill have to wait and find out - but they will be here by Friday.
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Our brand ambassador McPhee of McPhee was involved in a wedding yesterday - but before you ladies of a certain age faint with disappointment that another potential catch is off the shelf let us say it was as the father of the bridegroom.
Many a Colonsay day fights for the place of bein g the finest in recenet memory - but the weather yesterday was stunning. The sun shone all day, there was a crisp frost in both morning and evening - and the total absence of wind or any breeze at all meant the wildlife noises carried for miles and you could hear the birds and seals from afar.
The evening clebrations featured a fair amount of Colonsay's finest beer and here is a picture of the wedding party:
This picture is in fact stolen from the Island newspaper the Corncrake. Its a bit like the Sun stealing from the Daily Record - not that we are rivals, of course. Thanks Georgina.
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We view the ferry with mixed emotions.
Sometimes we curse its expense.
Sometimes we praise its crew as we deliver more beer up the gangway.
Sometimes we moan that they've cancelled (again)
Sometimes we're amazed they get into our difficult wee pier.
Today was a good LotI day.
For visitors to the island, and even Oban, the ferry is all part of the fun. Let the cares of the mainland fall away as you crusie to your island holiday tucking into steak pie, chicken curry and other delights.
Some folk even just go for the trip and don't get off at our end - just sit tight and back to oban.
So it was today. Six blokes - friends having a wee day out - a cruise a laugh and a pint. To be exact 24 pints. The six had four each trying all three Colonsay Brewery products - and that was just on the way down. Our informant got off so we can only speculate how many they had on the way back. Cheers guys.
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Two key members of the team away for a few days (not to say the other two are not key but in a different area) and the internet machine has been left unchecked. We're sure we could find a way of it delivering to us rather than us going looking but then that would be against the ethos off this business.
Anyway.
The orders were found on Sunday and made up ready for dispatch via our home delivery network (Colonsay's top postman Keith) and then Calmac cancel the Monday boat. I ask you. You'd think they'd never seen a puff of wind before. Joking aside, the conditions today were awful and the boat failed to sail. Hopefully there's a window in the weather for wednesday and the online orders will go. Enjoy it when it gets there.
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Not us, for once, but the Byrne family of island movers and shakers. Its has just been announced that Kevin and Christa and their three children have taken over the Highland Heritage Hotel in Crianlarich in a multi million pound deal. Actually we have no idea at all how much the deal is but it seems that's the usual phrase to use when reporting these matters. According to the P and J they plan to move it away from its current coach tour trade to a more general market. We imagine that what they need is a damned fine range of draft beers - and we know just where they could get them. Good luck Byrnes...you know where we are (next door to you).
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