Imagine you are at the edge of the sea on a day when it is difficult to say where the land ends and the sea begins and where the sea ends and the sky begins. Sea kayaking lets you explore these and your own boundaries and broadens your horizons. Sea kayaking is the new mountaineering.
Sunday, November 02, 2008
Dunure Sunset
A small ridge of high pressure announced the arrival of summer 2008 in Scotland. I expected a cracking sunset and thought a view out to Ailsa Craig from Dunure, with the castle as a frame, would be worth a trip. Unfortunately we arrived in Dunure 1and a half hours before sunset. What does one do in Dunure on a freezing cold afternoon?
The wait was worth while.
Once the sun had set the air temperature dropped rapidly.
We still had 9km to paddle back to where we had left our shuttle car at Ayr.
Once the golden glow left the southwestern sky...
We were left in the darkness of the winter's night. Before we rounded the Heads of Ayr and came to the glow of the town's lights, we had an amazing view of the stars. We did not arrive back at Ayr until 2 hours after sunset.
02/11/2008
Great photos! :-)
ReplyDeleteMakes me want to be out there! Really enjoyed your talk at Perth. Good to see you taking your own recommendation of places to visit.
ReplyDeleteStu
Really like those photos! Andy
ReplyDeleteThank you Adrian, Stu and Andy.
ReplyDeleteStu, it was a real pleasure to meet you at the Perth Paddle08 show.
:o)