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Showing posts with label Harris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Harris. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Where ancient mountains crumble to the sea.

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As we proceeded south along the mountainous coast of Lewis, a lone figure, with a carrier bag, appeared running along the rocks. The steady ...
Sunday, June 19, 2011

A journey towards the edge of the World.

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My journey north to St Kilda started at 17:30 after work last Friday. It was a slow drive due to the number of caravans and motor homes head...
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Thursday, February 19, 2009

Decay and restoration on Scarp.

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From the shore we made our way up the hill through the remains of the settlement on Scarp. Photo: T Page. In the distance on the right, you...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Scarp, a kyles too far and a phone too few.

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Crossing the Caolas an Scarp we made landfall on the island of Scarp. Although the distance across the kyles is only 430 metres, the shallow...
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Friday, February 13, 2009

Speed bonny boat over the sea to Scarp!

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We were blown right out of Loch Crabhadail on Harris. The rocky gneiss of its ancient mountains gave way to great shifting dunes of sand at ...
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Thursday, February 12, 2009

Glen Crabhadail

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The gusty offshore wind blew this old buoy, from its resting place high in the machair... ... down onto the sands of Camas Crabhadail. Our k...
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Loch Reasort, a long time in the making.

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Our first day back on Harris dawned with a freshening SW wind but wonderful clear skies and sunshine. It was good to be back on the water as...
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Monday, February 09, 2009

Empty beds on Scarp.

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The steady thrum of MV Cuma's diesel did not miss a beat on the 105 km trip back from St Kilda to Loch Resort, Harris. We made landfall ...