Imagine you are at the edge of the sea on a day when it is difficult to say where the land ends and the sea begins and where the sea ends and the sky begins. Sea kayaking lets you explore these and your own boundaries and broadens your horizons. Sea kayaking is the new mountaineering.
Friday, May 28, 2010
A crusade by sea kayak to the Holy Island
A 20km paddle from Brodick on Arran round Holy Island, March 2010.
The north going flood tide enters Lamlash Bay by the South channel and exits by the North Channel the south going ebb tide runs in the reverse direction.
N going flood +0605 HW Greenock -0500 HW Dover, 1knt springs S channel 0.75knt N channel
S going ebb +0040 HW Greenock +0200 HW Dover, 1.5 knt springs S channel 1 knt N channel
Lamlash tidal constant -0025 Greenock +0050 Dover
Destination Holy Island!
The mountains of Arran
No egos at Portencross!
Seeking shelter in Brodick Bay.
Egalitarian cruising on the Clyde
Little and Large in Lamlash Bay.
Do Holy Island monks think they are above the Law of Scotland?
The west coast of Holy Island, Arran
The Inner (and Outer) Light of Holy Island
Tony hangs up his hat on Holy Island
End of a Crusade to Holy Island
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