FAMILY LEAVES UNITED STATES FOR CANNA ISLAND

This isn't one of those "Joe Nation" things, is it?

No doubt this means McDonalds will be opening there soon.

I am shaking my head. Boy, I must be getting old. My first thought was, when I read the story, "what about doctors and hospitals!"

yea , i guess we wouldn't want to live there ... but even in northern ontario there are a fair number of people that live hours away from the next doctor/hospital . some small communities might have a community nurse who would have phone/internet access to a medical facility but there are still trappers and others that sort of live in the wilderness .
hbg

I see a book in gestation/
Id call it "I CANNA STAND ET NEH MORRRRRRRRRRR"

Ok, thaaaaat made me laugh.


I think of the child. Depending on the family and circumstances, this could be fantastic or horrible..

canna island seems to be quite popular with tourists . about 30,000 tourists viseted the island last year - and it has a population of about 20 people !
apparently the island is popular with birders , also it has some rare woodmice ; they were actually 'evacuated' prior to the extermination of the rat population - the woodmice were kept at a scottish zoo and are being repatriated - no kidding
hbg

...CANNA ISLAND...

They are the main ingredient for the world famous Canna Hagis

"smok' em , if you got 'em" :wink:
hbg

Oh, never mind then about the child, I'd thought he (I forget re he or she, and I don't want to look back) would be very much more isolated.

actually some comments posted to the BBC site said that the child would probably grow quite well into the environment - really never having seen "civilization" :wink: , but that the parents might have trouble adjusting .
i remember when we came to this city of 50,000 some fifty years ago from a million plus place - well , the locals got used to us :wink:
hbg

A second reading of the original post confirmed what had stuck in my head - these people have actually moved to Fair Isle (where the knitting pattern developed) not Canna.

There is a comment on the link from a member of the other family that was granted a lease, and I quote -

"As one member of the Aberdeenshire family who recently moved to Fair Isle, could I just point out that life here is not as doom and gloom as some might think.

The fair isle bird observatory opens from march till october, is licenced, has a bar & frequently hosts island events from themed food nights to the regular Fair Isle Thursday events which include slide shows,local musicians & poets, which is widely attended by locals & visitors alike.

As to why anyone would pull up sticks & head out here to live or croft as we do... We'll you'll just have to come visit & see for yourself."

Apart from sounding somewhat cold and damp, it could be a very rewarding life.