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Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Jura: writers and stones

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It has just been announced that the British writer Will Self will be the first writer in residence at the restored Craighouse Lodge near the...
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Monday, December 11, 2006

Sperm whale comes ashore.

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A 40 foot sperm whale has died on the beach at Roseisle near Burghead in Morayshire in Scotland's North East. This is near where I spe...
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Sunday, December 10, 2006

St Cormac's Chapel

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The MacCormaig Islands lie within the powerful tides of the Sound of Jura. They are a great sea kayaking destination. Not only is it intere...
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Saturday, December 09, 2006

The bridge over the Atlantic.

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In a recent post on Easdale , I mentioned the Island of Seil. Since 1793, a single arch bridge has connected Seil to the mainland of Lorn so...
Friday, December 08, 2006

The Rum Cuillin and Bloodstone Hill

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This is the view from the turquoise lagoon in the skerries at the mouth of Loch nan Ceal, Arisaig. The Cuillin of Rum are not so well known ...
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Thursday, December 07, 2006

Dunure Castle and the roasting of the Abbot!

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The grim walls of Dunure Castle on the Ayrshire coast can be best appreciated from the sea. After all, the sea was the motorway in the age...
Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Sea kayaking heaven: a gneiss time on Lewis.

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Here are more memories of a fantastic summer. I have posted a full photo gallery of our summer trip to NW Lewis over on the Scottish Sea Kay...
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