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Sunday, October 12, 2008

Water, fire and peaty smoke on Islay!

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Paddling across great leagues of ocean and battling against katabatic winds had left us hot tired and sweaty. We noticed a waterfall of brac...
Saturday, October 11, 2008

Of lighthouses and lenticulars!

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We were completely exhausted by the time we rounded McArthur's Head so we decided to take a breather by the lighthouse jetty. This ligh...
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Friday, October 10, 2008

Blowin' away the cobwebs round McArthur's Head!

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Aroused from our slumbers, we paddled the SE coast of Islay under some very unusual clouds. As we approached a headland, the wind steadily i...
Thursday, October 09, 2008

Siesta on Islay

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Refreshed after our stop at Ardbeg, we made our way north east, hotly pursued by a fresh west wind. We had covered leagues of ocean and were...
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Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Sea kayaking in search of the Holy Grail: the Ardbeg distillery, Islay

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We continued to paddle with a tail wind along the SE coast of Islay . As a result, we had no olfactory warning of the delight that lay round...
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Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Dun roamin', the return to Hirta.

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Emerging from the Great Arch of Dun for the last time, we headed for Village Bay on Hirta. It was 21:30, the end of a fantastic day. As we p...
Monday, October 06, 2008

Lonely Loch Einich

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As we made our way further up Gleann Einich we came across the Alt Ruigh na Sroine, the first of many streams to ford. Later on the Beanaidh...