OUR STORY......continues!
Who are we?
Dave and Diane are still on site but are starting to hand over some of the day to day running to our on site wardens Michelle and Neil members of the site team. We are trying to 'retire' a little more as that was our reason for moving to the islands, as we enter our 6th season we are trying harder to do just that. However we still want the site to be a welcoming place with a family run ethos!
Diane, worked for many years in the travel business before retiring and now her time is often taken up designing and making incredible textile art pieces. She's also very active in the community with textile groups and enjoys spreading the crafting word, if you share that then feel free to chat with her during your stay.
Dave, worked for 40 years in the Automotive Manufacturing sector which has given him a broad skill set. His hobby is working with wood making simple but lovely pieces ranging from chopping boards to benches and table using materials that might have been otherwise thrown away.
Rosanne (Rosie) studied Marine Science for her MSc and is interested in all things wildlife. She now works on the Lady Anne Wildlife Tours boat, a great trip out whilst your here on the islands. Sometimes she's on site and always happy to chat wildlife with visitors which of course she can do if you take a day out on the Lady Anne.
Liniclate beach and Machair looking to the East atop Big Dune
Liniclate beach from the Western end - Otter territory
THE SITE
Shell Bay House and Shell Bay Caravan park has been on this ground for circa 40 years, the previous owners ran it as a family owned site and it was quite the local landmark.
The airport with commercial flights from the mainland on a regular basis, is a short ride, down the road to Balivanich from Otters Edge Campground.
We've changed the name to Otters Edge as we are, pretty much at the edge of the European Otters domain. An elusive creature which we humans still search for a glimpse of but you'll have to stay still and watch carefully. We see them on the beach along from the site, Rosie continues to search for them whenever shes out exploring the Islands and you can see some pictured on here.
Balivanich to the North of the site is the administrative centre for the islands and has everything you might need, details are on this site, if its not there we'll know where and how to get to it.
We are here for the long run and hope to do justice to the site and the area. As we enter our 6th season here we will as always seek to add to your enjoyment and the islands accessibility.
Failte.
Liniclate beach looking Westward