03/11/2008, Castlebay
It's been made official. These two lovely ladies, Rachael & Catherine have been officially stamped as being First Class.
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03/11/2008, Castlebay
It wood appear that the Barra Island Lifeboat's brand new first class stamp is well worth walking on water for.
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03/11/2008, Castlebay
I think we can finally see the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, and it's none other than our own beautiful lifesaving lady Catherine Lilian.
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03/11/2008, Castlebay
Wasn't that just a HOOT.
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02/24/2008, New Zealand
This is a picture sent by Richard in New Zealand. It's a picture of a sunset downunder and was taken from aboard the Braveheart 100 miles of the N.Z. coast.
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02/24/2008, New Zealand
In this picture we have Richards daughter Fiona with her baby daughter Bonnie.
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02/24/2008, New Zealand
This is Richard's family, his wife Janet is standing above his daughter Fiona and grand-daughter Bonnie.
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02/09/2008, Castlebay
Barra was hit by the worst blissard of 2008. Pictured here is Castlebay buried deeply in snow from the record breaking blissard of the year. It was a good job I had patched my great great grandfathers thermal long johns.
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01/25/2008, Morro Bay California
Large storm swells reached Morro Bay California on December 4, 2007, bringing 15-20 foot swells with some plus sets. A U.S. Coast Guard 47-foot Motor Life Boat was out for practice maneuvers in the large surf, which is not unusual. However, a large wave hit that was probably more than they bargained for...at least it's the hardest I've ever seen them get hit. The air was filled with mist, and they were quite distant, so at times were just a shadow in the mist. I've adjusted them for better visibility, however the quality of the photos is not the greatest due to the above conditions, and futile attempts to keep the lens dry.
Photographer Unknown
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01/25/2008, Morro Bay California
Lifeboat exercise
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01/25/2008, Morro Bay California
Lifeboat exercise
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01/25/2008, Morro Bay California
Lifeboat exercise
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01/25/2008, Morro Bay California
Lifeboat exercise
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01/24/2008, Kenya
This Is Catherine. Catherine is from Kenya and works for ACTS. Assist a Child to School (ACTS) is a registered charity that has been operating in the schools of a slum area named Kongowea in the suburbs of Mombasa for over 13 years.
Kongowea, a slum area north of Mombasa town, which is the target area of ACTS, is a typical example of urban poverty. Poverty limits the ability of parents to pay for their children's education. Consequently, most children are unable to pursue higher education beyond standard eight. It is against this background that ACTS was founded in 1993 with the objective of enabling children in need to access quality education and training thereby enhancing their chances of a secure future. ACTS was registered in Kenya in 1998 and in the UK in the year 2000. Sponser a child on:- Schools 4 Kids and make a difference.
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10/09/2007, Australia
This is the extremely beautiful Cindy. Cindy is from Port Macquarie in New South Wales Australia. Now I'm beginning to understand why all the British men are emigrating to Australia.
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09/30/2007, Barra
This is the Weir family who were up in Barra celebrating a 50th birthday. They are Kirsty, Ewan (9) Ross (6months) and Kirsty's husband Paul. Kirsty's husband Paul is the birthday boy
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09/30/2007, Vatersay
This is the cute little 6 month old Ross Weir pictured with his dad Paul on the west beach of Vatersay.
Picture by Kirsty Weir
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09/30/2007, Barra
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09/29/2007, `Barra
Can anyone identify the MacNeils in this picture.
I have attached a pic from my dad of his new best friends the McNeils whom he met while on a flight to you know where.
I gave my dad a flight to Barra for his 83rd birthday and he was royally entertained by the McNeils he met on the flight and given a tour of the island in the 80mins between flights. it was a very memorable day for him and the rest of our family have not heard the end of it! These kind folks gave him some true island hospitality and he was thrilled to bits.
Do you know them and can you pass on a contact address to :- iainvat1967@btinternet.com
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09/29/2007, Barra.
This is the lovely life saving lady, Catherine MacNeil. This was taken while we were out on one of our weekly training exercises
Photo by Iain.
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09/26/2007, Vatersay
This is the mounument for the 350 souls lost on the sailing boat the Annie Jane. The Annie Jane was on her maiden voyage from Liverpool to Quebec when it ran into a storm west of Barra. The boat is believed to have mistaken the west beach on Vatersay for a sound while retreating from the storm and went on the rocks. The vessel was owned by two sisters hence the name Annie Jane.
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09/22/2007, United Kingdom
My name is Rosalie Nuņez I am a single 33 year old Philipino woman searching for a nice, kind and truthful man to marry. Anyone that thinks he fit's the afore mentioned discription, please get in touch with my friend Iain at iainvat1967@hotmail.co.uk who will forward your messages to me. Rosalie Nuņez.
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09/22/2007, Philopines
This is a picture of the Beautiful Theena. Theena is a 22 year old girl from the Philopines and a new fan of my little humble blog.
Photo by Theena.
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09/10/2007, Vatersay
My sister Catherine and her husband Archie signing the register after getting married in Vatersay church.
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08/21/2007, Vatersay
This is pictures of Eoin MacLeods wedding in Vatersay.
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08/21/2007, Vatersay
This is pictures of Eoin MacLeods wedding in Vatersay.
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08/21/2007, Vatersay
This is pictures of Eoin MacLeods wedding in Vatersay.
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08/10/2007, Barra
The MacNeil Clan's family ceilidh was a roaring success once again> There was a lot of local talent combined with professional talent from around the globe.
Pictured here are 3 generations of my visiting cousins from Glasgow enjoying the Ceilidh. In order of age is Nan the oldest her daughter Mairi and her grand-daughter Morven. On the far right is a visiting priest that accompanied them on their holiday.
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07/25/2007, Australia
This gorgeous 21 year old model is a growing fan of my little blog. It was her that prompted me to update it and as I had no photos to do so with she supplied the photo. I've been friends with Sarah Louise for sometime now and as you can see by her beauty she was originally from the UK. She set of to find her fortune at the tender age of 3 and by golly she's blossomed into a beautiful rose.
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07/25/2007, Barra
This is Eoligarry jetty where the Ludag ferry used to run to before Eriskay got their causeway. Now we've bypassed the little jetty for a bigger jetty to accomodate our car ferry between Barra and Eriskay. The bigger jetty is situated in Ardmhor.
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07/25/2007, Barra
This is a bird's eye view of the sea loch running west from Northbay pier to the round Barra road.
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07/25/2007, Barra
This is Northbay catholic church.
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07/25/2007, Barra
This is Kisimul castle, the castle that gives Castlebay it's name. This castle is the strong hold and seat of the chief of the clan MacNeil. It's built on a tiny island engulfing it entirely.
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07/25/2007, Barra
Fishermans Race
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07/25/2007, Barra
The Fishermans Race
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07/25/2007, Barra
Fishermans Race
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07/25/2007, Barra
Fishermans Race
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07/24/2007, Vatersay
The Boy James heading to the anchor after bunkering up with fuel. The Boy james is Donald MacLeod's boat, Donald runs the Barra Fishing Charters and runs trips to the surronding uninhabited islands on top of the angling trips.
Barra Fishing Charters Phone :-01871890384.
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07/24/2007, Vatersay
The Spray alongside after a long day at sea in the West. Donald William was changing over from net gear to the creel gear.
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07/07/2007, Australia
This is Queenie another friend from the other side of the globe. Makig a lot of friends from Australia.
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07/07/2007, Taiwan
Queenie's two cute little nieces.
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06/21/2007, Australia
I made a brand new friend from the other side of the world. This is Sarah from Australia who is doing my PR on the other side of the globe. I guess my humble little blog is getting famous at long last.
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06/21/2007, Australia
This is Sarah's 3 children. From left to right Antonia who is 12 years old in the middle the family baby at 8 & a half years is Chris and little Tiffany who is 10 years old.
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06/20/2007, Bridlington
I aquired a new fan from Bridlington. Craig Suddaby is a keen fisherman like most of the Barra population. He sent a few photos of his two lads doing offroad biking which I had to add to my blog. Although my offroad biking wasn't intentional these lads are wearing helmets that might have kept me out of hospital.
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06/20/2007, Bridlington
Offroading 2
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06/14/2007, Caolis
Seamus & Thomas sharing a giggle after helping to land crab & lobster to Johnathan Boyd. These two young lads are keen fishermen and are likely to be Vatersay's fishermen of the future.
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06/09/2007, Vatersay
I got a very rare picture here of Dave doing some manuel work. Dave is the creator of www.findafishingboat.com. Dave is pictured here delivering lobster creels to Donald W MacLeod, "shore bosan and owner of the MFV Spray.
Dave if you need free publicity again don't hesitate, I believe in looking after the little sites.
Photo by Iain.
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06/07/2007, Vatersay.
Davy Ruagh's pride and joy (the Isabella) has finally made it back to it's mooring. The Isabella came ashore on the causeway in a wintry gale and was sunk along with another boat.
Sorry about getting the name wrong but it's been corrected now thanks to very useful comment. TA.
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06/07/2007, Vatersay
The Zora Jay camping out at Vatersay causeway to save the long steam back to Northbay while lifting their cray nets on the west of Barra & Vatersay.
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06/07/2007, Vatersay
Vatersay church in the process of being repaired. Pictured here is Jim MaGee and his squad stripping the old slate of the roof.
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