Summer 2012 - sun, sun, sun

Wow - what a GREAT summer we are still having. It started with an amazing March and just goes on and on. It's been the best school summer holidays I can remember in the past 22 years, with so many shorts, beach and barbie days we're totally spoiled. When it poured further south we basked in sunshine. For a few days we panicked as we were told the jet stream was moving away - and it did - but not for long and now it's back. It's even mostly been too hot, dry and sunny for the pernicious midge. Sadly, when it rained down south nobody told them how great it was here, so some of the best weeks were very quiet.

March to June particularly brought us night after night of spectacular sunsets -  and sunrises soon after. Last night was another beautiful sky.

Josh and Sophie arrived in May and have been making their mark on the self catering business (and freeing up our Saturdays!) and posting lots of great pics on the "Ach na skia Croft Self catering holiday cottages at Arisaig" and  "Ach na skia Croft" Facebook pages.

Josh and Mike have been busy with the kayaking end of the business, and now have a fleet of sit-on-tops which are proving popular with families at the local campsites, as well as a good range of single and double sea kayaks and the two Canadian canoes. We have even been out on the sit-on-tops ourselves for an evening of mackerel fishing and came home with a tasty meal or two.  Arisaig Sea Kayak Centre was born to encompass this year's new guided trips, which are proving very popular, especially the bimbles amongst the skerries in Arisaig Bay with the many many seals. .Other sightings locally have been porpoises, dolphins and basking shark. There's been a birthday trip and a stag do amongst others. You can see a flavour of some of their outings on the "Sea Kayak Highlands" Facebook page.

 

Although the English school holidays have not long been underway we here feel the season beginning to draw towards the end of the main season's rush and head for the quiet September and October time which can be so lovely. If you fancy a break up here check the availability page of the Ach na skia Croft website - first date available currently is week commencing 25 August. If you're thinking about next year you can book for this year's prices up till the end of September - we already have a few bookings.