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Showing posts with label West Loch Tarbert (Kintyre). Show all posts
Showing posts with label West Loch Tarbert (Kintyre). Show all posts
Monday, September 02, 2013

Tidal planning on an (unarmed) portage from West Loch Tarbert to East Loch Tarbert.

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It was almost high water and we were able to paddle very near to the head of West Loch Tarbert. High water in West Loch Tarbert is very ...
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Friday, August 30, 2013

Better Days #16 in West Loch Tarbert.

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 Beyond West Tarbert pier we came across a graveyard of decaying...  wooden fishing boats. This one was FV Kreisker BA207 , whic...
Thursday, August 29, 2013

Time for a sharp exit at West Loch Tarbert Pier.

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We planned to reach the head of West Loch Tarbert near high water as we planned to exit the loch near its muddy head and portage our kayak...
Wednesday, August 28, 2013

A tale of two islands, one ferry and two captains.

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 Eilean Eoghainn is a delightful small island set within the recesses of West Loch Tarbert in the Scottish county of Argyll. It is guarded...
Tuesday, August 27, 2013

A busy waterway at Kennacraig.

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 We approached the pier at Kennacraig cautiously. It was 12:22 and the ferry was not due to leave until 13:00 but they do sometimes fit in...
Monday, August 26, 2013

A fair wind in West Loch Tarbert.

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The weather forecast had been for a force 3 to 4 NE wind. This would have been a most unwelcome headwind in West Loch Tarbert. However, we...
Friday, August 23, 2013

The ferries of West Loch Tarbert.

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No sooner had we entered West Loch Tarbert than we came across a long stone pier . This is the remains of the Portachoillan ferry,...
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Thursday, August 22, 2013

Daisies , shells, pottery and a marble at Dunskeig Bay.

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By the time we pulled our kayaks up the fair strand of Dunskeig Bay it was after 9:30am and way past breakfast time so we set...  ...o...
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Much toing and froing on the crossing to West Loch Tarbert.

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We set off across the Sound of Gigha towards the Kintyre mainland in glassy calm conditions but it is not always like this... ...as th...
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