it unique experience here on rathlin island.— unique experience here on rathlin island.s strange j because you expect to hear rathlin island. it is strange i because you expect to hear the bus coming up and down and it is not happening, it is quiet, saturday afternoon and there is not a voice to be heard anywhere. but you get used to it, it was quite nice, i think in some ways i really felt more relaxed for a year, for a season. laughs. because summer can be quite busy for people doing all sorts of different jobs and facilitating all the people that come here. and not having all that pressure lead to people, pretty laid—back. and now that people are free like myself to come over on the ferry, is it nice to welcome people back to rathlin? it is brilliant they _ people back to rathlin? it is brilliant they are _ people back to rathlin? it 3 brilliant they are coming here and having the opportunity to get back to see what is on offer on rathlin. to get back to see what is on offer on rathlin.— get back to see what is on offer on rathlin. to end my time here _ offer on rathl

the next part of myjourney takes me further north—east, and off the mainland to rathlin island.e 150 people who live on this island. and it became particularly vital for getting supplies to the residents over the last year. the islanders took the decision early in the pandemic to stop non—essential access to the island, and only recently opened up again to tourists. so far, it has helped keep the island covid—free, and we've done two lateral flow tests before coming over to try and keep it that way. one of the main draws for tourists is the chance to get close to puffins and other rarely seen birds. so i'm waiting for my guide liam, warden of the island. he's lived here all of his life and has promised me a glimpse of the birds. the man himself. hello! hello, you must be christa! did my big blue bus give it away? i'm afraid so. would you like to see the puffins? that would be lovely, can i follow you? yes, follow me up to the seabird centre. a puffin bus usually takes most visitors up to the site, but we have special permission for the travel show electric van. the seabird centr

the next part of myjourney takes me further north—east, and off the mainland to rathlin island. ial access to the island, and only recently opened up again to tourists. so far it has helped keep the island covid—free, and we've done two lateral flow tests before coming over to try and help keep it that way. one of the main draws for tourists is the chance to get close to puffins and other rarely seen birds. so i'm waiting for my guide liam, warden of the island. he's lived here all his life and has promised me a glimpse of the birds. the man himself. hello! hello, you must be christa! did my big blue bus give it away? i'm afraid so. you coming to see the puffins? that would be lovely, can i follow you? yes, follow me up to the seabird centre. see you there. a puffin bus usually takes most visitors up to the site, but we have special permission for the travel show electric van. the seabird centre opened up here for the first time in 1.5 years just a couple of weeks before our visit. and a viewing platform at the back shows the birds putting on quite a display. are they all birds?