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Friday, January 25, 2008

Till a' the seas gang dry

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"Till a' the seas gang dry." R. Burns Leaving Bute we headed for the north tip of Great Cumbrae. The full spring tide of about...
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Thursday, January 24, 2008

The dry red rocks of Bute

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We worked our way up the east coast of Bute towards Kilchattan Bay. One may obtain a refreshment within the portals of St Blanes Hotel in Ki...
Wednesday, January 23, 2008

No room at the inn of Rubh an Eun

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From Little Cumbrae we paddled across to Glencallum Bay on Bute. It is marked by the lighthouse on Rubha an Eun. There was a settlement wit...
Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Out with the old in with the new.

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Crossing from the Little Cumbrae to Bute , we looked back upon the two Little Cumbrae lighthouses . The modern square concrete block just do...
Monday, January 21, 2008

Little Cumbrae: a touch of the Hebridean Wild West.

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Little Cumbrae lies deep within the protective arms of the Firth of Clyde and so is not strictly speaking one of the Hebridean Islands. Thes...
Sunday, January 20, 2008

Comfortably numb!

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It was a cold grey day down on the Ayrshire coast today. Our hands were so cold. We just happened upon a hostelery, with the attraction of a...
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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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