Jonathan Grant is working his last season as caretaker for three uninhabited Scottish islands.
After 13 years, Jonathan Grant is to retire as the caretaker of three tiny uninhabited Scottish islands.
"It's been by far the best job in the world for me," said the 65-year-old, originally from Riddrie in Glasgow. Jonathan's job is to look after the National Trust for Scotland-managed islands of Mingulay, Pabbay and Berneray, which lie south of Barra in the Western Isles.Image caption,Image caption,Most of the time his only company are seals, basking sharks and seabirds such as puffins and razorbills. The last islanders on Mingulay and Pabbay left in 1912 and Berneray's left in 1980.: "It is an awe-inspiring experience.Jonathan usually begins making his visits to the islands in April.
"They cannot be accessed over winter because no boat operators go down there. Landing on the islands is extremely difficult - even in the summer," said Jonathan. "There are no piers on any of the islands. You have to get on a small tender and land on a rocky shore. If there is any swell at all or the ground is wet it is really, really difficult to land."He also assesses archaeology, such as the ruined homes of islanders.Extracts fromIts last pages tell of storms preventing younger children from attending school and the teacher's stock of coal for a fire being "exhausted".
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