Suainaval is owned by Kirsty and Tony Wade; ably assisted by Rachel, 20; Alex, 15 and Megan, 10; There is also the Wade 'menagerie' of Jonah and Brianne, the black sort of Labradors, Rose, the authentic Eriskay pony, Sam and Ginger the guinea pigs etc etc!                                      

Megan taking charge of our boat - Little Bernera'                                  

(Many thanks to the Murdoch family for the use of their photos!)

The much loved old boy,Trevor, passed away in November 2008. He 'escaped' from Middlesborough as a stray in 1996 - not that we are saying he was lucky but from 'Smog Monster' to Uig? - it's your choice!

Our background is in health and fitness; Kirsty is a three times Commonwealth Games Gold medallist and represented Great Britain at two Olympic Games. Tony was her coach, training partner, timekeeper, husband etc at this time. It is also fair to say that he was usually (but not always!) several strides behind…...but that’s another story !

We owned a successful Fitness Centre, near Newcastle Upon Tyne before deciding on a career change in 1998.


The area has so much to offer in terms of wildlife, flowers, walking, archaeology etc, that we think that Uig is one of the least discovered treasures of the Hebrides.

More about some of these joys later. Suainaval opened in June 1999, after we fell in love with Uig, it’s people and the amazing combination of sea, sand and hills. !

Rose 'enjoying' the snow March 2006