55: Hiking a Huge Tank to the Cottage & Sheep on the Run! Highlands, Scotland I The Scottish Isle

How do you bring a massive water tank to a remote cottage with no roads? On foot! We take the sheep for a hike in the forest, restore the kitchen worktop and discuss the beauty of the island skies.
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[@glennwing4214]

That's the sweetest thing - taking a walk with 2 sheep and a cat!

[@aliblablaful]

I have just found your videos and am completely transfixed by them as I know exactly where you are having stayed almost next door on the main land and taken many walks in the area I stumbled upon the track down to the island.My good friends aunt used to live in your house and I couldn’t believe it when I saw this! Worry not, your secret is safe with me. However I am very envious of your location. 😊

[@megmills4798]

Getting so relaxed watching these,,may be back or watch more tomorrow😊

[@Toni-rp3hs]

Hi Scott & Kate Roll out the barrel we’ll have a barrel of fun 😂 sorry I had too. God bless you both 🙏

[@lindachenoweth9002]

I've been trying to catch up, but I caught you so late I think I've missed a lot. Jumped ahead and decided to just go back and forth. Anyway, wish I could help you out but am a 79-year-old widow, amazing for me to have a computer! Can and will give you lots of thumbs-up though. Love your laid-back programs. Thanks for letting me join you on your journey! 🐑👍

[@iamshotty]

Your bubbas must absolutely LOVE being on the Island. They look so lovely and happy following you about. So adorable, they make me smile. Beautiful place. Peaceful. Relaxing. Thank you xx Teresa ❤🇦🇺

[@greatlambrini8722]

Sundays are better than they used to be. Thank you.

[@UmvimvaniT]

Relaxing watching while in bed with the wretched flu. Nothing else cheered me as much 🥰

[@TheScottishIsle]

Get well soon!

[@DavidGreen-or7dz]

thanks for sharing your wonderful day with us

[@marksargent2440]

I have just sent mum my the first 3 vlogs over to watch she said she loves this type of stuff I haven't told her that there's another 50+ to go yet so I am drip feeding her your stuff😊

[@TheScottishIsle]

Thank you for sharing! Kx

[@Ocean348]

Katie had some little sheep with fleece was white as snow … everywhere that Katie went her sheep were sure to go … love your life Katie , respect for your hard work guys ❤️

[@KevinTaylor-kv2bj]

Can't wait to watch very relaxing and calming best program by far x

[@kateyshaw7295]

Eagrly waiting , our evenings are so much looked forward now knowing you have put a video out ..there will be fun and laughter knowledge and beautiful scenery what more could we ask for while drinking a cup of tea ....how is the moss ticker today ..lol lol we couldnt stop laughing ..

[@pennygregory5503]

Last weekend, here in Georgia, USA, there was a ring of clouds around the sun and at sunset it showed as rainbows. Beautiful. Happy spring.

[@blupoppy608]

ps meant to say loved the way Katie set up the kitchen counter...nice job!!

[@blupoppy608]

your channel is progressing beautifully, the content, the visuals the music, the animals and of course you two! lovely to watch and so peaceful, thank you for posting and sharing a bit of your life and home with us

[@TheScottishIsle]

Thank you so much!

[@user-oi9yy4zz3k]

The interaction of you both with your wonderful pets is a joy. The filming of your walk with them was beautiful. Brie and Crowdie must be the happiest and luckiest sheep in the world.

[@katep23]

Thankyou. Love the walking with two sheep and a cat! Brilliant!

[@wildflower1335]

You are my favorite treat for my peaceful soul. You are so part of my life and I'm very grateful 🙏🙏🥰🥰

[@whirlwindwmn]

Mineral oil, beeswax, coconut oil or carnauba oil are recommended oils for food intended surfaces. 👍

[@user-jt5xh7ml1s]

Just lovely to watch your videos, They are such a tonic.

[@Vix-VictoriArt]

We used a clear boat type varnish on our oak block work tops.. it’s really good, only turns the wood a little darker, not orange or yellow, and protects from water and stains. Worth a try 👍 your counter tops look lovely sanded back

[@DomingoDeSantaClara]

I would put the patch directly on the breeze blocks, once it's full of water the weight will force it to seal. Nice to have all that water storage, even Scotland can get dry spells through the summer.

[@crf9993]

Suggestion. Instead of building up breeze blocks. Drain the left hand tank , when looking from below. Move it as far left as the platform will allow. then nestle / interlock your new tank into the gap between the two old tanks. I think it would fit and be fully supported, save a load of building work and expense. Do it this time of year and you will soon fill up again.

[@patriceogrady9763]

The whole family went for a walk!😃

[@dolinalamont6270]

Love watching your videos ❤🎉

[@sallywinterbourn1780]

Thank you both so much for sharing your wonderful lives!

[@TheScottishIsle]

Thank you too, for watching. Kx

[@jenniferfarrah3134]

My favourite time of the week , to relax & watch , your lovely animals , the peace & quiet , how lucky you are . 🙂

[@lovelyskull3483]

Wonderful video as always. Thank you.

[@kellyharrah11]

Put rachet straps around the top and bottom of ur new water tank and attach it to the other ones. That will hold it in place until u can build ur blocks up

[@beverlyethridge5084]

I agree with Scot. If you don’t deal it it will stain I believe.

[@lucielou7745]

That’s it Scott.. warm sun but cool, crisp air is the best weather of all. Send me commiserations .. I live in Australia and we only have weather even close to that for a few weeks per year 😢 Loved the footage of the animals following you both around the island 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐑🐑

[@coffeefetcher]

Now the rain has held off a bit, I see you're in training for the Highland Games' Cross Country Barrel Rolling event and the Sheep and Cat Point to Point. You need to invest in a Barrel Tether, though, lest a strong gust blows you off course.

[@linalindholm5623]

❤

[@kateverett7869]

I have a repurposed and unfinished wood countertop and I use food grade mineral oil on it. I think you could also use a beeswax based woodwax.

[@gjmiller138]

Always look forward to a new video. This was as sweet as honey watching the critters going for a stroll.

[@southwife]

The opening intense strange labor puts me in mind of your mud slogging of last year...desperate, hard times.....I suppose one must put one's hand to what one finds...your sheeps😊 are darling.

[@carolineleonard8214]

Glorious.

[@robertdonaldson6584]

Hello from one hatched in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1952....

[@jaywon6749]

The patch on the water tank looks still ok. If you have a product called “Bondo” that we have it here in the US for repairing dents in cars. Take your wire wheel to clean up and get as much silicone off then use the “Bondo” all over the whole patch. We used it here to repair our kayaks when the bottoms wore a hole in them. Sticks to that plastic really well. Inexpensive fix.

[@pokeyjeanne]

And it fills holes drilled by woodpeckers in New England!

[@slowstitchersue8838]

Hi from Wisconsin! I just caught up to your current vlog! Thanks for this! I love the scenery and your voices and music are so relaxing!

[@mathebaniaga]

I come away from your videos envious of your quiet and tranquil life, yearning for the same priilege and also sad that it's not an hour-long 😂. Thank you for sharing your life with the rest of the world.

[@sidekickbob7227]

If you got free access to LIDAR maps of your part of the country, you could use it to survey the area above the cottage. It's amazing how well small, man made features, pops up in the map. Probably you can see the path the people walked up to the well. -As you describe the wet ground , I suspect you may have a sort of a spring, and not a deep well. If that's the case, you could presume the well beeing placed as high as possible in the wet area. Got such a spring at my own cottage. The well isn't deeper that 50cm. I have never run dry, even during the driest summer in my memory.

[@PhilONeill]

Everyone on a mass trundle, like Luke & Sarahs gang :) Ol' Ben Fogle will be visiting next.

[@lauraautry6992]

A beautiful and windy day ❤ always love walking through the forest ❤️🤗

[@marinagauthier4597]

Hello from Nova Scotia Canada 🇨🇦

[@dellamcconnochie]

Wow, that was a great video as most comments are saying you bring a sense of peace And a look at a world a lot us would love to see and with humor added, so thank you Can't really offer any advice on your oak dresser. What's best except advice from another favorite You tuber of mine, Billy Petherick he says Osmo best option for Oak look forward to the next video adventure 😂

[@rosschamberlain1823]

If that tank needs re-sealed, get some stainless steel sheet and stainless steel fasteners to hold it in place, and use a 100% pure silicone sealant that's rated for constant immersion and potable water usage. And thanks again for another wonderful video!

[@t4mor4]

Im watching you doing your chores whilst recovering from breaking my leg (whilst moving a wardrobe down stairs) and it's a wonderful thing to watch. Very envious of your cottage, but enjoying your journey. :-)

[@TheScottishIsle]

A speedy recovery to you! Thank you for watching.Kx

[@dianeburchett6130]

Questions: Why not a website with more info about you two? What other challenges of living so far from town? What is the hardest part? How often do you go to town for food? Do you get deliveries by boat? We are planning our own move to the wilderness of Northern California. Thanks, Diane

[@TheScottishIsle]

We cover much of our background in the more detailed podcasts.

[@goossensmarianne5940]

There was the Poppey tune in my head troughout the video 😄

[@cameronpont6129]

Hi, Not sure if anyone has suggested Tung Oil- food safe and no orange. Thanks for the vids and enjoy the witty banter.

[@tripletgirl2484]

Jeeves, Jeeves what a cat!

[@KevinTaylor-kv2bj]

Great show again Katie and Scott never disappoints x

[@lpeterman]

"Butcher-block and cutting board conditioner": best stuff for your hardwood kitchen countertop. Read the ingredient list, but the brand I use (Howard's, certainly available through Amazon) is "food safe", can be a bit pricey. Katie calling "Hellooo" into the echo chamber of the cistern... No one can resist the allure; like singing behind a whirling fan for the vibrato effect. If you experienced a Chinook wind, you must have been in Alberta, which borders on the magnificent: British Columbia(!) Ok, Chinook winds are in BC as well... Cheers from an Ex-Pat BC boy, now in the Willamette Valley of Oregon.

[@TheScottishIsle]

I was in AB, indeed! Amazing skies. I ended up using Osmo top oil on the counter, and it looks great. Kx

[@lpeterman]

Well done, you.@@TheScottishIsle

[@2gray2care]

We have Chinook winds in Alaska as well. Warmer Spring winds!

[@lpeterman]

Aye, and Alaska also borders on the magnificent... British Columbia!@@2gray2care

[@baileytheadventurer2710]

Guys, hello from Ireland. If you guys did asmr sound and images, I’d totally watch that channel. What an amazing place. We are renovating a 1930s bungalow at the minute on no budget so feel your struggle but your location tops all ❤❤ my two golden retrievers would sell me in a heartbeat to live there 😂

[@peterford436]

There seems to be a fine balance of labour at play...Anyone else noticed the important role of the supervisor who seems to be the one with the big stick...

[@headron66]

I’m confused, I seem to be watching a different Vlog! All I see is two people working side by side, sharing information and discussing ideas. I would be hard pushed to see any one dominant person coming over on screen. I just see a young couple at ease in each other’s company.🤷‍♀️

[@crazyinclarence5531]

I thought it was just me!

[@TheScottishIsle]

As with every relationship, we take turns in the division of labour. I hope that much is clear from the rest of the 50-odd videos; but Scott does ALL of the editing, I can't take credit for it. Sometimes he's been in his office for 11/12 hours, just getting one video done, which may account for why you sometimes see me by myself getting stuck into other tasks.

[@marksargent2440]

@@TheScottishIsle a good relationship is like a good partnership and a Good marriage is like a fine wine .I was married to my late wife just short of 23years our 23rd wedding anniversary weekend was when I first came across your vlogs she's been gone 4 months now I miss just the little things we used to do or just a look that could tell you what she was thinking keep on being strong for each other and I love the fact that you mention God in your vlogs as he is the Glue to keeping your relationship together and keeping it strong may he bless you both in this journey ahead of you both and keep safe as well as its been mentioned there's a time for everything under the heavens

[@TheScottishIsle]

Thank you, Mark. They go ahead of us, but we know we'll see them again. May He give you peace. Kx

[@bs6281]

It is a beautiful oak top

[@annmcgranaghan2131]

Would ye consider gieing it a wash with a watered down white paint. Applied very lightly and wiped off then coating it with the linseed or mineral oil. The wood grain will accept the paint and cut down the orange colour.

[@annettemurielle]

Poor wee Jeeves! 🙂

[@57motherbear]

I just love your Scottish island life, and the great love you have for each other and what you’re doing. Having almost finished the video, I feel compelled to say that you should seriously change your plans to replace your oak worktops with cedar. Cedar just doesn’t work well being so soft, and also holding oils if it’s own, so making a barrier between it and food can be challenging. Better to save cedar for cabinets, shelves, and inside closets and ciupboards where it can work to protect against insects and rot. Perhaps consider staining and then using mineral oil.

[@TheScottishIsle]

Thank you! Kx

[@margaretlynch1494]

🙋‍♀️❤️. I have to laugh. My Ipswitch pine Kitchen is from the 1950s. not the 1990s! I like the orange. Mine and yours. Especially with your wall tiles.

[@lieuwina]

Nothing like walking with your two sheep, your cat and chatting with Scott and sitting on the wall with that beautiful view and chatting about this and that. I laughed when you said you went out after lunch and the barrel was gone. If you get some straps and strap it to the other barrels, that should keep it in it place. Thank you for another beautiful video, have a lovely day.

[@i96634]

I love yours dialog about water tank😊. Take care!🌷🥀🐞❤

[@SurreyHillsMole]

Is rolling the water tank a new event in the Highland Games?😆 The oak worktop definitely needs oiling to prevent water stains ( I have them in my kitchen).

[@gloriak491]

I love when your fur babies go for walks with you two. Katie have you decided what you are going to do with the counter top? Thank you so much for your episodes. I do enjoy them.

[@RadioMan666]

I built my daughter a grandfather clock this year out of red Oak. She didn’t want the orange look. So I used Danish oil with a natural finish. The oak did not turn orange.

[@kimcool6327]

Mineral oil on your counter tops is always best. It is food safe and no orange coloring. Or at least I have it to work that way. Just a thought.

[@maryanneendeman2073]

Your channel is so relaxing and fun to watch. Anyway, I have some cutting boards that my husband made out of different cuts of wood, and all I use is food grade mineral oil to keep the wood conditioned and from drying out. It doesn't add any color that I can tell. 😊

[@FromThePrairies]

I wouldn’t use anything but mineral oil on the worktop. That’s what I use on the ikea wood countertops (not going to lie) and the butcher block table. Clear and best of all no odour.

[@LillyEve1]

Are their underground power cables there? Maybe that's what the buzzing sound is by the rocks?

[@Dore60]

👍

[@frankstabler1920]

If you’re going to prepare food on the oak countertop use food grade mineral oil instead of linseed oil.

[@yvonneward]

Hello you two hope your all good is there a way that you can maybe heat up a knife and smooth it over and possibly repair the water container that way or there is some great sticky tape stuff that’s supposed to be good on water pipes just a thought 😊x

[@abigailgerlach5443]

Maybe you're living on top of a huge underground city and the electrical generators are buzzing close to the surface. Either that or it's a prepper who thought the end of the world was coming and he sealed himself in a silo. The best thing to clean wood kitchen surfaces is salt and a good stiff brush. Then oil it with food grade linseed oil. If you don't like the orange oiled surfaces, what about tiling it? Or, make a huge cutting board out of oak. The more dust or smoke in the atmosphere, the more color you getvin the sunrises and sunsets.

[@skyeseaborn1170]

I admire you two very much, and pray for your happiness and wellbeing.❤️

[@TheScottishIsle]

Thank you for your prayers. Kx

[@Harris70-70]

Loved this . Calmness by the bucket load . Tell Jeeves he’s better off with his simple life , doesn’t have to overthink in this mad world. Just potter about following his human mates and sheep and enjoying the silence ( apart from that bloody buzzing noise under the rocks 🤣) Thanks again for letting us enjoy you and your wonderful life on the Scottish Isle .

[@darlafisher-odjignadeau2710]

Just love the scenery as well you both can be so witty. Did you ever find out where that static sound comes from? Either way I love watching and thanks for all your wonderful filming!

[@TheScottishIsle]

We were told it's something about air in the sand, and the tide ebbing and flowing. Kx

[@paulroberts9238]

Hmmmmm I don’t think I believe that answer. Or perhaps more detail is needed. It’s definitely energy coming out. I find it fascinating! Perhaps you have free energy on the island, you just need to know how to tap in to it. Watching from Oregon USA we have very similar weather and landscape here. How is the lichen doing on the rocks? We have it everywhere here. Enjoying your videos thank you for sharing.

[@joanzive822]

Lovely video , I wondered have you finished renovating your sitting room, You both work so hard .

[@TheScottishIsle]

We decided we don't like the finish on the render. We have a friend (stonemason) coming in a couple of weeks to help us with it. Kx

[@melissaschneider8197]

Cedar is too soft to be a work surface. Oak or maple are best. Oiling it with a vegetable oil is best if you are using it for a cutting board. You certainly did ab beautiful job bringing out the natural beauty of the wood.

[@Alaskalad]

Have you thought about using food grade mineral oil on the worktop. Love the vlogs that you make.

[@TheScottishIsle]

Thank you! Kx

[@piersrake1571]

Have you worked out what the electric /static sound is from under the rocks?

[@TheScottishIsle]

Something to do with air escaping and the receding tide... Kx

[@regkane-Pluvis]

Sir, you remind me of the youngest son in the old Irish families, sent to the priesthood.

[@TheScottishIsle]

🤔

[@indapink76]

I love your videos but my kitten was hooked when you were sanding the worktop 😂

[@tricial4330]

If only you could bottle the sensations, sight, scent, soothing scenery, you could make couple million dollars! Absolutely love the look on the faces of your sheep. I've never experienced sheep personally, but yours make me want one or two. I live in an apartment in the high desert of New Mexico at the moment, your channel provides a welcome change/escape.

[@greatlambrini8722]

Love the way the sheep and cat go for walks with you. Wonderful. ❤️

[@koheleth7098]

Scott, I very much appreciate that you do not curse or yell when unexpected situations arise. Sadly, that is a rarity and we need more of that good example in our lives. Thank you! Love the cottage kitchen tiles. If you haven't already talked about it, could you tell us if you placed it or how old it is?

[@TheScottishIsle]

Do you mean how old is the cottage, or the tiles? The tiles are new; installed by the last resident. Kx

[@katenickels617]

family stroll

[@carolynstewart5825]

It is fantastic to see the calm and 'time to think' phases of your videos. Be careful, I think the animals are starting to realise their popularity! You could be facing a take over. Walking out with the sheep and the cat, I thought it looked like fun! They were more behaved then some children I observe! You are still emanating the chance to bring happiness into everything you do, regardless of physical challenges constantly presenting themselves. I loved the wood, but having talked about ticks there is surely a danger of wood worm- if it is not sealed and protected some how! I think there are wood stains, which make wood look lighter in colour. Just an idea, the blade, which can hurt the thumbs...what about a couple of small layers of masking tape across the edge you hold?

[@johnriddle9107]

Always a sheer delight to watch your blogs and perambulations around the island

[@lindagage7315]

Great editing again! Loved the walk with the sheep and cat!

[@lindashortall8761]

Yeah time to get out of London for a while 😊

[@mickcrill]

Great vblog u2, should have said last week😩, the views and the colours awesome 😎

[@Lazydaisy646]

The relaxed pave of your life is so wonderful to see.

[@britishgal1808-Sue]

Terrific video, we really enjoyed it:)

[@janettewhite8389]

Great content, beautiful music!!!

[@audracarlsonborders2002]

You can use mineral oil on the counter top

[@MaximusMatthews_123.]

Thankyou for giving us all what we need great relaxing content and music also some space away from our busy crazy world in towns and cities i now think there will be a lot of people looking for an island and remote living to regain good health and less stress x❤

[@catherinemccollister2103]

Watch out for buzzing rocks. They'll take you back in time 200+ years. 😊