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I'm on my holidays, away for two weeks! (two weeks!)

Refer all queries to Stevie who is my stand-in, and will deal with all your questions with equal vigour (!)

Mike

Hi everyone,

While Mike's off sunning himself, you've got yourself lumbered with me for the week. I don't claim to know as much aboutt he islands as Mike, but I'll try and make up for that in enthusiasm!

If there's anything I can help you with then just give me a shout.

Cheers

Stevie

I see the Executive has announced plans to increase the amount of wind and wave generated power schemes in Scotland...is this something that is going to have a major imapct on the islands do you think?

Plans to put Caledonian MacBrayne ferry routes out to tender have won the backing of the Scottish Parliament. In a lengthy Holyrood debate, Transport Minister Tavish Scott argued that it was the only way to satisfy European competition rules.
Assurances were made that the pay, conditions and pension arrangements for the workforce would be guaranteed.
The promises proved enough to persuade Labour backbenchers, who had earlier helped defeat the move last year.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4246672.stm

Will this be causing ructions on the islands?

I was astounded to see the rise in the amount of basking sharks spotted in Scotish waters. In two years it's gone up fro 40 to 180! Have any of you done much basking spotting? I'm a big shark fan so I'd love to hear your tales...

Hi Everybody - I'm back from some holiday and some work. Funnily enough the holiday was more like hard work and the work was more like a holiday, but it works out that way sometimes.

While I was away my boy had his first birthday, here he is.




Thanks to Stevie and Keir for filling in for me and welcome to our new and returning bloggers...... and finally someone , plus the .

New Gallery up tomorrow. Abnormal service will be resumed.

Mike

"The gout, corns in the feet, convulsions, madness, fits of the mother, vapors, palsy, lethargy, rheumatisms, wens, ganlgions, king's evil, ague, surfeits, and consumptions are not frequent and barrenness and abortion very rare."

Where is this disease free haven? This is a description of Skye from 'A Description of the Western Isles' (1703) by Martin Martin (so good they named him twice).

Island Blogging is about to expand West and North. Later in October we are to travel to Lewis, Harris, the Uists and as far and wide as a modest 大象传媒 budget can stretch, then on also to Skye and in November (yikes) to Orkney and Shetland.

So if you are from one of these islands and want to get involved - or know someone who might like to start blogging - or want to help spread the word, please get in touch at islandblogging@bbc.co.uk

thanks
Mike

PS Wens anyone?