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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Rockpool Menai 18 in the Sound of Islay

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Photo T Page. On our Islay trip, I left my Quest at home and once more borrowed the Rockpool Menai 18 expedition kayak from the good folk, ...
Monday, October 13, 2008

The fastness of south east Islay.

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After the night's rain, the day dawned fair in the Sound of Islay. Due to the Clyde Coastguard industrial action we did not get our usua...
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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