Boiler Blues

Murphy's Law
If a boiler is going to breakdown it is going to do it on one of the coldest nights of the year.

Fortunately we didn't have guests in (closed for re-decoration) and also fortunately we have insurance to cover such eventualities. Major repairs are being carried out this morning without costing us a penny

It still begs the question why a new boiler, supplied and fitted by British Gas (and maintained under contract) needs such major repairs less than 5 years after installation

Any other B&B owner take heed . . .get insurance to cover the repairs and also to cover loss of business. We adopt a belt and braces approach with back-up systems in place (hot water and heating) but I'm sure many smaller establishments haven't thought about the possibiliy of major breakdown of either hot water, heating, or in the case of Gas both.

PDF Brochures

I have just uploaded 3 brochures which will be of interest to anyone visiting Speyside

1. Gordon & MacPhail
2. Aberlour Walks
3. Speyside Cooperage

I hope to add more over the coming weeks

Out At Last

We Had 4 ft of snow in Aberlour

After 4 weeks of deep snow I finally dug to car out and took a run over to the coast. It was very cold on the beach but nevertheless nice to get out of the house and into the fresh air

AFTERNOON SUN REFLECTED ON BEACH POOLS

Decorating Season

January is a quiet month, so time for Ros to get her paintbrushes out. This year we are decorating our 2 family rooms and the dining room. After two weeks of hard work everything will be finished for Friday 22nd January when we open for the 2010 season.


We are currently working on our Spey Fishing packages, combining Diner Bed & Breakfast at Norlaggan with a weeks salmon fishing on the River Spey. The first week will be 14th February (a few days after the start of the Salmon Season) and until the end of march a weeks fishing, with accommodation and evening meal will be £360 per person (based on 2 people sharing a double or twin room).


We will be posting further information here and on our web site . . in the meantime if you are interested please email admin@norlaggan.co.uk

We Have Started Tweeting

We are now on twitter and have installed a widget to show our latest posting on the right

FlyoverAberlour

This is a helicopter journal from Craigellachie to Ballindalloch with lovely shots of the River Spey and the village of Aberlour

New Day Old Chicks

We got a new batch of day-0ld chicks last Thursday. In about 20 weeks they will join our ISA Warrens supplying eggs for the bed and breakfast