26/03/2017
From Smirisary we paddled south along the rugged coast of Moidart which...
...is split asunder by the straight and narrow north channel of Loch Moidart. The view through the channel to the SE leads to the summit of Garbh Bheinn (885m, "rough mountain") in Ardgour, some 30km distant.
To seaward the Sgurr of Eigg and the Rum Cuillin created a...
...jagged horizon between the calm blue Sea of the Hebrides and the clear blue sky.
The western side of Eilean Shona completed the rugged landscape that contrasted with...
...the almost surreal and unseasonal calmness of the sea.
As we continued our passage south, the angle between the Sgurr of Eigg and the more distant Rum Cuillin gradually reduced until our further progress was...
...blocked by our arrival at the the Ardnamurchan peninsula.
Our eyes had been drawn to the magnificent beach of
Cul na Croise, which had been a live practice ground for the D-Day landings in WW2. At first it sounded like they were still practicing...
...as a helicopter flew back and forward overhead ferrying loads of gear out of the forest behind the dunes. Until just 6 days before our arrival, this had been the site of Channel 4's ill fated reality TV show Eden.
New Yorker magazine described it as "reality TV's wildest disaster". It makes interesting reading. It turned into something pretty dark, nearer Lord of the Flies than Big Brother.
For some peace and quiet we decided to head further west towards
Camas an Lighe and on the way...
...found a quieter corner with an incredible view...
....to the Small Isles and...
...their jagged mountains which made a stunning location for...
...second luncheon, albeit a little west of Eden.
