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Resplendent in plum (this season's must have shade for the discerning sea kayaker) David added a splash of colour to the grey scene. His emergence onto the sands of Hogh Bay was greeted by the appreciative pipping of the resident oyster-catchers. His outfit in plum proved to be very harmonious with the pleasing pink tinge to the sand in these parts.
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The kilometre long strand of Hogh Bay was totally deserted, the only footprints apart from our own...
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...were of geese and oyster-catchers.
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I think the P&H Cetus has really lovely lines.
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Soon we were paddling past Ben Feall with more headlands of gneiss.
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The north facing Feall Bay's sands stretch for 1.5km. It proved to be as crowded as its northerly neighbour.
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Ben Feall is only 66m high but it adds shelter, character and ruggedness to Coll's amazing strands.
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Feall Bay backs onto a dune system that falls to Crossapol Bay, only 340m to the south.
13/06/2009