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We made our way steadily up Loch Fyne as the sun was setting. We could not resist stopping at this little shingle beach which was guarded by a ring of boulders.
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Setting off once more, we were accompanied by a school of porpoises as we paddled up Loch Fyne. We knew we would not see the dolphins again that night as porpoises keep well clear of them.
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As the day day slipped away...
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...the sky and the sea turned to gold.
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By this time the wind had died completely and...
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...only our wakes disturbed the surface of the sea.
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Even the courting eider ducks and oyster catchers fell silent and the only sound was the dripping of our paddles.
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The embers of the wonderful day that been finally died away in the west and we finished our journey in darkness.
What a day!
19/03/2009