After this morning’s upset I spent the time at work slightly agog. I then got an email to say the meeting I was at this afternoon which meant I couldn’t go on the Sheerwater and therefore Ady and the kids had decided not to go either had been put back to 3pm which meant we could go after all. A speedy phonecall home to galvanise them into action and we were on the boat! The mist was really hampering visibility and it was a drizzly trip but we saw LOADS of seabirds including several large rafts of shearwaters and probably the closest puffin sighting we’ve had. Some good chats with Mike and a nice couple of hours spent cuddled up to my children was very restorative and theraputic. Something quite magical about Rum looming out of the mist as we got close coming home again too. I do love our island.
And so to the meeting. It was a productive and constructive session for the Visitor Management Group at which I represent the community. I like that group, I feel very much a part of it, valued and respected and important. It does my ego good 😉 A quick chat with Vikki at which she reassured me about the whole Ali nonsense thing and then a second tagged on meeting with Sarah who is the Operations Manager for SNH about PR and joint stuff between SNH and the trust. Again productive and good. I like Sarah and find her helpful and approachable. We had a good general chat about life too which was really positive – nice to talk to someone who is not from Rum but totally gets being on Rum! From there I popped to Vikki’s for further reassuring chats and then walked with her to put my veg order in. Ali was there and being actively friendly so perhaps that is all now blown over and dealt with. Fingers crossed eh.
Home for dinner, popmaster and quite likely an early night. Last day at school tomorrow along with two social media training workshops mean it’s another long day ahead.