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From Ruvall we paddled west along the remote north coast of Islay.
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The cliffs became considerably higher...
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...as we approached Bagh an Da Dhoruis (Bay of the Two Doors).
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The only footprints on the sands of this huge beach were our own.
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The islands of Oronsay and Colonsay could just be seen, far on the northern horizon.
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We made our way to the back of the beach...
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...where we had spotted what looked like a "door" through the cliffs.