Letter from Iona - #7
Wow....nearly two months!! Who would believe it!
Not much to report this week so Dan gets to type =) Finally I have relinquished the power... albeit temporarily!
Although our activities have been somewhat limited this week ironically Mother Nature has been fruitful with some amazing weather recently. Our most exciting day was without a doubt Sunday. Sheila, our employer, arrived in the bar at 2:45. She had heard that a large basking shark had been spotted on the morning Staffa run and suggested, as it was quiet, that I hop on the next boat and see if we can spot it. Katie had just started her break and Sheila gave the go ahead (as Katie may have been a little late for her evening shift) for Katie to come along, pending room on the boat.
While I waited for my relief to show up Katie ran and got jackets and the camera. I grabbed a bag of Prawn Cocktail crisps (or chips as we call them in North America) and managed to get on the boat. Off we went to Staffa while we desperately searched for a Dorsal fin or anything related to a large fish. Unfortunately nothing appeared, except for the dock at Staffa. We skipped out on the cave and this time went to the top of the island for a relaxing stroll while we waited for the boat to return. We spotted Gannets, Gulls, heard that infamous CornCrake and enjoyed the unique geological properties of the island.
The boat soon returned and we headed back to the Isle of Mull. Graham had told me that didn't have much time to search for the shark but they'd try a bit harder on the way back. The fish got away again as unfortunately we didn't see anything except jellyfish, birds and plenty of salt water. Not even our new friend Sammy the Seal made an appearance. I know we'll have other opportunities in the future. A little info about the Basking Shark.. it is the 2nd largest fish in the world after the Whale Shark. They have spotted a 15 foot long and a 25 foot long shark in the area. I'm certain we'll see one ... one day!
I mentioned Prawn Cocktail crisps in the above story. One of the quirks that we've found are the many different flavours of crisps that are available. I've sold plenty of Ready Salted, Salt & Vinegar, Ketchup (Tomato Sauce), Smokey Bacon (mmm!), Cheese & Onion, Prawn Cocktail and the brand new... Worcestershire Sauce (very mmm!!). Strange eh?
The website also lists their 'full arsenal'... some are quite frightening if you ask me.
Barbecue
Beef & Onion
Cheese & Onion
Heinz Tomato Ketchup
Marmite Yeast Extract
Pickled Onion
Prawn Cocktail
Ready Salted
Roast Chicken
Salt & Vinegar
Smoky Bacon
Worcester Sauce
Anyways, that will leave you either hungry or nauseated! That's all for this week. We shall enclose a few pictures from Staffa as we close out this weeks log.
Special congrats to Katie's cousin Brad and fiancee Jen! They have announced their engagement and the knot shall be tied next fall. 2 for 1 deal Brad?
That's all from Iona... for now.
Cheers,
Dan & Katie
Not much to report this week so Dan gets to type =) Finally I have relinquished the power... albeit temporarily!
Although our activities have been somewhat limited this week ironically Mother Nature has been fruitful with some amazing weather recently. Our most exciting day was without a doubt Sunday. Sheila, our employer, arrived in the bar at 2:45. She had heard that a large basking shark had been spotted on the morning Staffa run and suggested, as it was quiet, that I hop on the next boat and see if we can spot it. Katie had just started her break and Sheila gave the go ahead (as Katie may have been a little late for her evening shift) for Katie to come along, pending room on the boat.
While I waited for my relief to show up Katie ran and got jackets and the camera. I grabbed a bag of Prawn Cocktail crisps (or chips as we call them in North America) and managed to get on the boat. Off we went to Staffa while we desperately searched for a Dorsal fin or anything related to a large fish. Unfortunately nothing appeared, except for the dock at Staffa. We skipped out on the cave and this time went to the top of the island for a relaxing stroll while we waited for the boat to return. We spotted Gannets, Gulls, heard that infamous CornCrake and enjoyed the unique geological properties of the island.
The boat soon returned and we headed back to the Isle of Mull. Graham had told me that didn't have much time to search for the shark but they'd try a bit harder on the way back. The fish got away again as unfortunately we didn't see anything except jellyfish, birds and plenty of salt water. Not even our new friend Sammy the Seal made an appearance. I know we'll have other opportunities in the future. A little info about the Basking Shark.. it is the 2nd largest fish in the world after the Whale Shark. They have spotted a 15 foot long and a 25 foot long shark in the area. I'm certain we'll see one ... one day!
I mentioned Prawn Cocktail crisps in the above story. One of the quirks that we've found are the many different flavours of crisps that are available. I've sold plenty of Ready Salted, Salt & Vinegar, Ketchup (Tomato Sauce), Smokey Bacon (mmm!), Cheese & Onion, Prawn Cocktail and the brand new... Worcestershire Sauce (very mmm!!). Strange eh?
The website also lists their 'full arsenal'... some are quite frightening if you ask me.
Barbecue
Beef & Onion
Cheese & Onion
Heinz Tomato Ketchup
Marmite Yeast Extract
Pickled Onion
Prawn Cocktail
Ready Salted
Roast Chicken
Salt & Vinegar
Smoky Bacon
Worcester Sauce
Anyways, that will leave you either hungry or nauseated! That's all for this week. We shall enclose a few pictures from Staffa as we close out this weeks log.
Special congrats to Katie's cousin Brad and fiancee Jen! They have announced their engagement and the knot shall be tied next fall. 2 for 1 deal Brad?
That's all from Iona... for now.
Cheers,
Dan & Katie
posted by Daniel Pergau | 8:11 a.m.
1 Comments:
Marmite - I've never understood the British fondness for that stuff!
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