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Leaving Easdale there was not a breath of wind and away from the rocks the swell was just a lazy roll in the ocean.
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We were headed down the Sound of Luing with the ebb tide.
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Gradually the pace picked up and we fairly whizzed past Belnahua, Fladda (with its lighthouse) and little Ormsa. (Photo Jennifer Wilcox)
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At the north end of Lunga the GPS hit 22.4 km/hr and where the tides from the west and the north east of the island converged, there was a very impressive whirlpool about 15m in diameter with a bright green eye
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The current only backed off once we were south of the Grey Dogs. (Photo Jennifer Wilcox)
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We were soon under the wooded slopes of eastern Scarba and Kilmory Lodge.
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In the lee of Scarba all was calm again as the tides died away.
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To the south east corner of Scarba from Belnahua is 10 km and we had averaged 12 km/hr. Now, as we turned the corner, we could see the great Gulf of Coryvreckan ahead. We would need to wait till the last of the ebb before we forced a way through.
10/05/2008