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On the morning of the 5th of June 2008, the MV Cuma steamed out of the shelter of Loch Roag for the last time on our trip.
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We passed inside of beautiful Eilean Mhealasta...
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...and below the dark rocks of Aird Mor Mangurstadh.
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We were glad we were not rounding Gallan Head in kayaks, given these conditions.
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MV Cuma then nosed into Loch Roag and passed the great arch of Eala Sheadha...
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...before Murdani dropped her anchor, a little distance off Bhaltos pier.
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Cuma had covered 39km of some of the finest paddling coastline anywhere. I would love to return and paddle it but such an expedition would require much calmer conditions than those we had just encountered.
05/06/2009