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Showing posts with label maps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label maps. Show all posts
Thursday, November 10, 2011

A sea kayaking "head up" map display.

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Over the last three months I have had increasing problems with my left knee, which has also now started to dislocate. Both knees are very ...
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Sunday, March 28, 2010

Google maps, short by an Insh!

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Back in early February, we found ourselves all ready for another adventure. After an early start, we were ready to launch at 0915 from Ellen...
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Thursday, January 22, 2009

No saints on St Kilda!

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The door of the church on Hirta on St Kilda is on the end away from the sea and the prevailing wind. It is a plain building, with little orn...
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Ailsa Craig, Rev R Lawson,1888

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I found this little book recently. It is beautifully written and illustrated with line drawings. It describes the history, topography and na...
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Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Sea Kayaking St Kilda: Na Cleitean Stac

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Leaving Bradastac, we passed under further huge cliffs below Glacan Mor. We saw another stack ahead, Na Cleitean stac, and in the distance t...
Monday, February 25, 2008

Crinan, the gateway from the Clyde to the west coast.

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Continuing our recent paddle in the waters of the Dorus Mor, we approached sheltered Loch Crinan. In the summer this bay will be full of ...
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Friday, January 05, 2007

A matter of maps and rutters.

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The Nicolay rutter was the first accurate chart and pilot for the Scottish coastline. (The word rutter comes from the French routier.) It wa...
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