Living Rustic

[PaulW]

I must point out that i am no longer on that island. As i stated i left due to family problems with my oldest son.
So now we are back on the mainland. And having electric and web again is still a novelty.
But i was there for around one and a half year. And yes when the weather was bad, we had to risk life on the boat. The west coast of scotland has some of the worst seas in the world, and as you say the weather can be a little on the extreme side.
When it was like that we had to walk 8 miles each way just to get to the point of crossing over to the bigger island, were the shops doctors etc are.
At times the blisters would nearly make me cry. But we all pay in some way for our choices in life.  And to be in a place were nature rules and the only black things we had on the island were the seals. Give me the blisters any day. As for animals there was highland cows sheep chickens. As for mail if the weather was fine a boat would bring it onto the island once per week.
The more i talk about it the more i miss it. But life is not over yet.

[Br.IanVonTurpie]

So do you still own that property there? If you went back would you consider getting horses or a motorbike to get to that crossing to the larger Island? Or even a pushbike? I could imagine it'd all be dirt roads there? Do you think you'd ever go back there?

In Scotland as it stands there are very few non whites anyway.. but when I was there it was the year 2000 , a lot can change in that period.

[PaulW]

No i never owned the property, as i said it was a private island, and even in my best money making days that was out of reach.
There was horses on the island but the tracks were that bad even those would have found it hard to make it up and down without getting foot problems. the best thing was a quad and even that was ruff.
As for going back, well i think i burnt my bridges there.
But all going well i think i might try for a boat big enough to live on.But in these waters it needs to be able to ride a good size storm. One way to get around the planning laws over here is to get a boat and some land with a sea frontage, and when the weather is to bad pull it onto a hard stand on the land. that way no council tax, planning permissions or anything else.
so thats the plan.we will see if i can make it happen.
about £20000 should do it. so feel free to look under your beds for any lose change.

[Br.IanVonTurpie]

Different strokes for different folks I guess. I don't like the idea of having a boat, too much maintenance and I'd go mad on it. Have you ever been to the Shetland Islands before? I doubt there are any non whites there at all. I'd rather live in some place like that. They have a huge Viking festival there annually.

[PaulW]

no never been to the shetlands, kept to the west coast most of the time, only seen the viking thing on tv. But if i ever get my live on boat it might be fun to pop in to see it.