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We emerged from the darkness and enclosure of the caves of Dun and found ourselves once more with the empty Atlantic horizon to the south west.
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We paddled under Dun's sheer cliffs and made for the stack of Sgeir Cul an Rudha.
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Above us thickening cirrus clouds announced the arrival of a front and the promise of wind by morning.
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We were still in awe of the sheer scale of the rock architecture of these islands.
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Squalls of wind gusted between the stack and Dun.
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We rounded the great headland of Giumachsgor and there before us, lay the portal of the Great Arch of Dun!
02/06/2008
Thanks for continuing this wonderful series Douglas! I'm enjoying it fully!
ReplyDeleteThank you Michael, it has been interrupted by my autumn holiday but more to come!
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