wintery scene

Scot West Club visited today. Some as seen in the first pic, we had six visitors and I think the site at the moment is a difficult as ever!!!!!

I had to watch the rugby (not too bad a result) so did not see how the day went but they all had fun.

Alan gave his Argo a last blast with the snow tracks on and we went for a float around the big pond, a bit dodgy with the weight of the tracks!!

The new gate at the roadside seems to be working well, please lock one paddlock into the other one so BOTH can open the gate, one has a key and one a combination lock. Is spring coming????

New gates

We had some visitors last weekend, they were very well behaved and thoroughly enjoyed themselves as you can see from the photo going up to the top of the hill.

The ground is absolutely soaking at the moment and all the water hazards are at full depth. The big pond is as deep as I have ever seen it, take care!!

I have moved the locked gate to the bottom of the hill next to the public road as of today, still the same system with the combination padlock. Three reasons; firstly so that any unauthorised people trying to get onto site have to gain entry in full view of the houses. Secondly it was nearly impossible to open the old gate and get the vehicle going again in the snow. Three it makes it easier for me to manage as it is next to the houses. Next move video surveillance on the gate! All the best, Walter.

Thawing at last

Forecast to be +10c on Wednesday, fantastic!!
Pics show the two vehicles that have made life a bit easier over the past few weeks, feeding pheasants and exercising the dogs.
The Argocat is owned by Alan my neighbour who put snow tracks onto it this year. It goes anywhere even with 6 people on board.
We should be open for customers again this weekend, at last.
All the best, Walter

Slow thaw

The thaw that started last week has come to a sudden stop this week and we are still not able to take clients onto the 4x4 site. We have frozen snow and thick ice still which is very difficult ot drive anywhere in, 50 metres and your stuck. You get yourself out and after another 50 metres your are stuck again, not much fun!!
27th November was the last time a client was on site and it looks as though we will have to cancel everyone this weekend.
Five Mad on Mud Club members have been up over the festive break and I can see from the tracks it has not been easy!!??
Pic is of the big pond showing the Ochil Hills to the west, temp was -1c when i took the photo today. All the best Walter.

Siberian weather!!

S..t is it cold!!! The site is still deep with snow which has frozen on top making any driving very difficult.
The only vehicle I have had up there is the Quad bike feeding pheasants again, all the wildlife certainly benefits from the feeders and they are being emptied every week.
With no sign of a thaw yet it looks as if we could be cancelling all bookings over the festive break but a the moment we are waiting to see.
Christmas voucher sales are well up on last year, what I don't understand is that we did no advertising this year and yet sales are up!!??
Pic shows the view south from the top of the hill over Loch Leven.......and Simba!
Merry Christmas to you all from Walter, Nina and Ross.

Snow and frost, very difficult.

The SORC visit today had to be abandoned as the site was just about impassable. It took them over an hour to get up the access road to the car park on the hill.

Today is the first time I have made it to the top in a vehicle, Alan and I were in his Disco with new off road tyres and it was still quite a struggle.

The JCB is useless in the snow, it is too heavy and just slides about all over the place and I can't risk using it to clear the road as it wants to slide into the fence all the time.

The forecats is for no change this coming week!!!

All the best

Walter

Back from Jamaica to the snow.

If you are wondering why the blog has been quiet with all this exciting snow it was because I have been in Jamaica for the past ten days celebrating 25 years of marriage. Wonderful, I highly recommend it!
Lying on the beach all day in 28 degrees sunshine with a rum punch in my hand and Bob Marley jamming from the beach bar, fantastic!!!
Pic shows the beach and also the collapsed polley tunnel that we keep the Land Rovers in which I arrived home to.
The vehicles are ok but the tunnel is wrecked, my neighbour told me he had 3/4 of a ton of snow on his farm weighbridge so there must have been about four tons on the tunnel.
I'll keep you posted on the snow.
Walter