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Turning another corner on the west coast of Islay's Mull of Oa, we came upon the great sea stack of Soldier's Rock.
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The rain turned to hail as we paddled below its layered faces...
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...then entered a great cavern with windows in its roof.
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Through one window, this waterfall cascaded into the cavern.
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Once our eyes adjusted to the gloom, we saw an entrance to a smaller cave at the back of the main cavern.
![](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_YDeW6uBEz2o/S9qp5-2ScfI/AAAAAAAAMyE/7_gZxptdQRw/100301IMG_0313.jpg)
We reversed our kayaks in and as...
![](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_YDeW6uBEz2o/S9qp8Qm0lAI/AAAAAAAAMyQ/OjzzOvZBmVU/100301IMG_0316.jpg)
...the vault of the cave's roof closed over our heads...
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... it formed a perfect frame for the great stack in the bay beyond.
![](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_YDeW6uBEz2o/S9qp-GXJWUI/AAAAAAAAMyY/gb4y-N_2XMQ/100301IMG_0318.jpg)
All hail the Soldier's Rock!
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