Back again to the grind. Been away for a break. Managed to get to the International Wine Fair in London. Very enjoyable! For three days tasting wines I could not afford to buy. Tough but someone had to do it. Then spent a few days with friends in Lancashire. Solid sunshine all the way.
May has been a great month up here on Loch Ness. Weather almost perfect with little or no rain and very light winds which suits the boats and the passengers. June has also started well with another sunny, calm and warm day today. Good Nessie spotting weather.
Boats all running well and getting busier with lots of happy passengers on board.
Had a relative of John Cobb on board last week. John Cobb was the world land speed record holder and in September 1952 he decided to try for the water speed record on his jet powered boat "Crusader". Sadly on 29th September 1952 he was killed during deceleration in preparation for a second run after achieving over 200 mph on his first run. Crusader apparently hit a wave and flew into the air, breaking apart on impact with the water. his relative wanted to see the loch and visit Temple Pier near Drumnadrochit, where Crusader had been based.
We have Marie back again as crew for a second season. She is French and her language skills can be very useful. When she left us at the end of the season last year she went off to Germany for a spell but had difficulty finding work and has returned to Jacobite. Germany's loss is our gain. Welcome back Marie. The stop smoking efforts of our office manager continue to be most impressive. Six weeks now without one puff! I wish I had as much willpower when it comes to eating!
Later this month we will be launching "Jacobite Warrior", our new real time online booking, reservation and ticketing system. Businesses in the area who sign up to use the system will be able to log on and in real time sell tickets for all our cruises and trips. Launch date is 26 th June and we are hoping for a good response from the business community.
Off to sell more tickets now to help keep the boss in the style to which she has become accustomed.
Back soon.
Robin