We’ve been waiting impatiently for the opportunity to get back up to Skye for the last three months now.
Work schedules, family commitments, and the time it took to complete the croft purchase all conspired to stretch that time out to what seemed like an agonisingly long wait.
But eventually the week of the flight to Inverness approached and we started packing our bags and finalising the visit arrangements. And then disaster struck.
In the week before we were due to leave, our lovely old spaniel got sick. Up several times a night, my husband slept downstairs on the sofa with him so that he would be close in case anything happened. Bertie was listless and weak, had continual diarrhoea which his medication didn’t seem to be helping, and we were terrified that his time had come.
We cancelled the flight and the accommodation. We cancelled the dog sitter. We couldn’t leave him.
Exhausted from several nights of worry and scant sleep, we despaired of when we would get the chance to make the trip again, feeling both frustrated and guilty at voicing our feelings at a situation that was of no-one’s making.
Last night he turned the corner. He brightened. He started to eat again. We breathed again and watched in delight as he gained in energy. We dared to wonder whether we could get him comfortable enough over the weekend to squeeze a short few days in on the island out of the original week that we had planned.
The bags are still there, still packed on the bedroom floor, awaiting the outcome of the next few days.
Ravencroft Skye 
Poor little guy, hope it was nothing serious and you can travel soon.
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Oh sad frustration – we hope Bertie continues to recover and you get a short time on Skye xxx
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So pleased for you that Bertie is rallying. Hoping you can get a few nights on Skye. Breathe deeply when you get there xx
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Thanks Jo. Am just relieved that he’s on the mend, to be honest. We’re planning a few nights stay as long as he keeps this up ☺️
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W’ve not been enjoying the good weather that the high pressure has brought to the south, so a delayed trip may have its advantages.
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Possibly looking at next week, as he’s definitely in the mend now☺️
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He’s adorable. Hope he’s doing much better today.
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I love that you cancelled the trip to stay with him. That is what we do for family.
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Awww, and they are family to us. He rallied and is still with us today! We’re preparing for the 2 day drive up to the island for good in a few weeks time and he will be with us. Still old and smelly, still totally loved. We can’t wait to see what he makes of the open spaces 🙂
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All that we can do is give them a good life while they are with us.
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