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Saturday, January 19, 2008

Little Cumbrae: strategic island of the Clyde.

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Approaching Little Cumbrae the view is dominated by its 14th century castle, which is built on Castle Island , a tidal islet lying off the e...
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Friday, January 18, 2008

RFA Fort George: "Toys out of the pram!"

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RFA Fort George As we rounded the south west of the Little Cumbrae , we were disappointed that the mist had rolled back across the mountains...
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Thursday, January 17, 2008

Snowy, misty mountain top.

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So I've decided what I'm gonna do now. So I'm packing my bags for the Misty Mountains Where the spirits go now, Over the hills w...
Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Lions, geology and elves.

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At the south east corner of the island of Great Cumbrae, in the Firth of Clyde, there is a peculiar rock formation (mimetolith) known as Lio...
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Wonderful winter light on Fairlie Roads

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The sun rises through the mist on the Fairlie hills. Crossing Fairlie Roads to Great Cumbrae. Hunterston B nuclear powerstation stea...
Monday, January 14, 2008

Of pencils, blossoms and atoms.

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Saturday dawned fine behind the priapic pencil of Largs . A small ridge of high pressure intervened between two massive low pressure systems...
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Sunday, January 13, 2008

Nuclear winter

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Yesterday on a cold January day Billy, Tony and I went for a little 30km paddle over to the island of Bute . You would think we would have h...
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