I’m now back on Ramsey Island after a one-day delay due to a storm. It took a bit of effort to get all my kit to the slipway and loaded onto the Gower Ranger for the trip across Ramsey Sound – I didn’t travel light this time!

The day was dull and cloudy with spots of rain and mist. It is certainly chilly as I write this tucked up in bed with a hot water bottle, a duvet and two blankets, and I can see my breath, but I can hear Manx Shearwaters going past in the darkness, which makes it all fine!!!

So my three-month stay on the Island has started and I can’t wait to get stuck in tomorrow morning!