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Sunday, October 18, 2009

Choughed to get round the top of Colonsay

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The swell on the north west coast of Colonsay was about two metres and it pushed us steadily towards the north of the island. On the horizo...
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Saturday, October 17, 2009

The seakayakphoto.com school of sea kayaking: lesson one, paddling in a current.

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I have not been out for a while, since I dislocated my knee on Gunna. Four months of inactivity have left me pretty unfit. Phil, who has bee...
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Friday, October 16, 2009

A little splash of water to wake you up in the morning

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Fortunately our beach was protected by some offshore reefs... ... and so was protected from the shore break that was hitting nearby Kiloran...
Thursday, October 15, 2009

Surf's up at Kiloran Bay, Colonsay

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During the night, I heard the surf getting up. It sounded so close, I got up to check the kayaks but they were well above the tide line. Phi...
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Twilight, firelight and distant lantern light on Kiloran Bay.

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The twilight stole round us... as we gathered driftwood from the shore. We soon had a fire going and it radiated a pool of warmth and light ...
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

End of the day at Kiloran Bay

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After dinner we just had time... to walk over to Kiloran Bay on Colonsay's west coast... ... to catch the end of the day.
Monday, October 12, 2009

A Swedish carry on but no Indian curry in on Colonsay.

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We carried our camping gear up to the machair in Ikea Fracta bags . There was a lovely golden light... ...as we put the tents up. David and ...
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