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Showing posts with label Rhinns of Galloway. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rhinns of Galloway. Show all posts
Saturday, October 10, 2015

Lobsters, tides, caves and headlands on the Rhins of Galloway.

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 We were not the only ones going round the Mull of Galloway that day...  ...Tony Patterson and crew in BA852 Valodest were...  als...
Sunday, February 21, 2010

Any port in a storm #2

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All round the Scottish coastline, even in the remotest parts, there are place names such as Port Bhan or White Port in either Gaelic or Engl...
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Monday, December 28, 2009

The Mull of Galloway tide race, at full belt!

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A day trip round the Mull of Galloway, a 21km paddle from East Tarbert Bay to Port Logan, taking in the Mull of Galloway tide race. December...
Saturday, December 26, 2009

Port Logan sunset

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By now we had left Lagantalluch Head far behind and the adverse effects of the flood tide were diminishing. We now paddled deeper into the g...
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Thursday, December 24, 2009

The Silurian simian sentinel of Breddoch Bay

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After Crammag Head, the next headland was Laggantalluch Head where we passed the sea stack of Scutching Stock ... ...the Cave of the Saddle ...
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Transition from the terrestrial to the maritime.

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After luncheoning launching looked like it would be quite interesting. Fortunately there were many hands... ...to assist me in my transitio...
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Monday, December 21, 2009

The pot at the end of Rainbow Rock.

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The beach at Rainbow Rock is a lively place... ...the stone cobbles have been worn smooth by constant wave action. Even the bedrock has had ...
Sunday, December 20, 2009

Picnic at Rainbow Rock!

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Crossing Carrickahawkie Bay at 1225 we found an eddy to be running against us though inshore slack water was not due to 1253. In the last ...
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Saturday, December 19, 2009

Taking in a Kindram or two on the Rhinns of Galloway

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Long after we left the Mull of Galloway, we were still surrounded by its "nine tides", which are woven by an old witch. As we were...
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