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Sunday, March 09, 2008

Winter twighlight on Loch Beag

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Loch Beag is an inlet off the Sound of Jura. At its head, surrounded by woodland, is Craignish Castle . The Castle dates from the 16th ce...
Saturday, March 08, 2008

The ferryman of Craignish

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In this house lived the ferryman of Craignish. According to the 1881 British Census, his name was Dugald Mc Farlan. He was aged 60 and live...
Friday, March 07, 2008

The sun goes down on the last ferry to Jura.

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As the sun set on our Dorus Mor adventure, we returned to our launch spot, the old Craignish Pier . There had been a ferry running between C...
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Thursday, March 06, 2008

Barnacle geese on an early passage north through the Sound of Jura

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We finally broke out of the current that was flowing from the Dorus Mor relentlessly towards the gaping jaws of the Gulf of Corryvreckan bey...
Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Eddy lines, boils and whirlpools in the Dorus Mor

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16:08:18 16:08:20 Something seems to be stirring ahead... 16:08:22 ...thankfully it's only a tiddler! These photos were taken within the...
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Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Sea river

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From Macaskin we paddled SW towards the islands that stream south from Garbh Reisa, the gatekeeper of the Dorus Mor. Dorus Mor means great d...
Monday, March 03, 2008

Snow falls on Seakayakphoto Towers

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The Scottish mainland lies between 54 degrees and 58 degrees north and Shetland extends to 60 degrees north. By rights we should be frozen s...