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Friday 26 December 2008

Happy Christmas!

Not a white Christmas but a great one all the same! We celebrated in the Farmhouse with the Mossman family from Lagnakeil and an enormous turkey. Still feeling full and today is Boxing Day. The Barn was busy with Christmas Lunches and the usual stream of locals popping up for a pint whilst the turkey cooked. Not sure what's happening next door in the Barn today as so far I have not managed to move from in front of the fire. Today is definitely one for rest and recovery. Tomorrow we are back in full swing as most of the Hogmanay arrivals are due in. Surprisingly we still have a lodge free - that's not happened in many years. I guess the credit crunch is responsible and no one can foresee what will happen in 2009 but we rather hope that we will fill up with Europeans enjoying our weak pound. With European holidays looking like being very expensive and people holidaying at home we may have a bumper year but there is just no way of knowing. We have held all our prices for 09 and in fact prices are cheaper having adjusted the VAT rate so we hope to be busy. Just now I am quite happy to have a few days peace and quiet before the mayhem and madness of New Year. Of course the internet means we are open for business 24/7 but that's the beauty of online booking!

Some of our guests are heading in to Oban for the 'Year of Homecoming' Hogmanay Street Party in Tesco carpark , but for most (many of whom have been coming to Cologin at New Year for generations) the bells will be brought in with our traditional bonfire and fireworks with live music supplied by The Brass Monkeys and booze supplied by the Barn. Hangovers are optional but a good brisk walk to the point at Loch Feochan usually does the trick on New Year's Day.

I am already looking forward to it and just in case I forget on the day itself - Happy New Year!

Tuesday 2 December 2008

Winter is Here...

Wrap up warm if you are heading our way this week. Clear skies mean cold nights and whilst the main roads are well gritted the single track road into our glen requires care so don't speed! It's nice to see a bit of snow before Xmas. I can't remember a Christmas at Cologin when we haven't had a few flakes of the white stuff either before, during or after the turkey. I never make promises but my young neices assume that if they come to us for Christmas they WILL be building a snowman.