Monday 25 August 2008

Interesting weekend

We were taken somewhat by surprise by a booking we've just completed...

Sue took a phone call from a doctor in London who wanted to bring eight of his family members to Skye for a weekend. "Do you realise how far it was from London to Skye"? we asked. "Oh yes, we'll leave London really early in the morning..."

So we took the booking for four of the party - our first ever Bed and Breakfast booking - and Sue got on the phone to a couple of our local friends who operate B&B's to find beds for the other five people.

The group duly turned up at 11.00am on Saturday - eight adults and one 11 year-old. They had travelled overnight. The family all originally came from Goa, but are living and working in London. None had been to Scotland before, let alone Skye.

By late afternoon, we had them booked into a local restaurant for dinner. "It's OK if we all come back to Roskhill Barn for a sing-song afterwards, isn't it - we've brought a guitar...?" asked one of the charming visitors. Through slightly gritted teeth, we answered "Of course". They didn't keep us up much beyond midnight...!

Sunday morning dawned bright and breezy. We coped with breakfast OK, though my porridge was a bit thick... But the eggs, sausages, bacon, beans and hash browns all disappeared quickly enough.

By 10.00am, the Barn became the gathering point for the whole party, with all our visitors, plus me, Sue and Basil-the-dog all on the front lawn having our photos taken.

The visitors loved Skye. "We are blown away by the scenery" was one of the comments.

The evening brought another 'sing-song' upstairs, with dancing too this time. We were invited to join in, but declined. It's great when we know our visitors are having a good time - and they certainly knew how to enjoy themselves.

Then this morning, about 5.30am, after a buffet breakfast, off they all went back to London.


They said they'll be back - for more than a weekend next time... We will look forward to meeting them again.


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