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Monday, June 11, 2007

The tide last went out 10,000 years ago on the raised beaches of Jura.

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These patches of vegetation have taken 10,000 years, since the end of the last Ice Age, to grow to this size. Tony and I are just back from ...
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Sunday, June 10, 2007

Ferry gliding #2

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Following a recent Seakayakphoto article on ferry gliding , it is fair to say that the mailbox here at Seakayakphoto Towers received a numbe...
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Sunday, June 03, 2007

Walking among the stones of history in the monastery of Hinba.

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The monastery on Eileach na Naoimh was founded by St Brendan of Clonfert in AD 542. At that time the Garvellachs were known as Hinba or the...
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Friday, June 01, 2007

Clochain (beehive) cells on Eileach an Naoimh

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The beehive cells of Eileach an Naoimh Continuing round the north end of Eileach an Naoimh in the Garvellachs we travelled down the east co...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Faster than the wind

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I have been windsurfing since 1977. Like sea kayaking you can do it in a variety of conditions but I find that the two sports are highly com...
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Ocean Paddler

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On July 13th 2007, the UK will get a new seakayaking magazine: Ocean Paddler . It is being launched by two friends of mine, Graeme "Ber...
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Monday, May 28, 2007

A quiet weekend.

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Alison and I had arranged to spend a week in Skye at the sea kayak symposium . I was due to give some illustrated talks. We had planned to m...
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