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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Ailsa Craig, Rev R Lawson,1888

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I found this little book recently. It is beautifully written and illustrated with line drawings. It describes the history, topography and na...
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Monday, November 10, 2008

Landfall on Ailsa Craig

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Seeing Ailsa Craig on the horizon from our recent tour of the Ayrshire Carrick coast has brought back memories of a fabulous trip back in Ma...
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Sunday, November 09, 2008

"Nae man can tether time nor tide": the return to Ayr.

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We emerged from the Anchorage bar to see the World bathed in a rosy glow. The " Sleeping Warrior" of Arran lay still on the far we...
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Saturday, November 08, 2008

Enlightenment at Dunure.

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We now approached the grim and impregnable walls of the ancient castle of Dunure. Its walls are now silent witness to a bloody past . Unlike...
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Friday, November 07, 2008

Traditional meets new school by the Carrick skerries.

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One of the great pleasures of meeting people on the water is exchanging ideas about kit and technique. Four of the paddlers on the water had...
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Thursday, November 06, 2008

A meeting with Garnock Canoe Club in Culzean Bay.

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Leaving Culzean we paddled across the broad expanse of Culzean Bay. Arran and the Holy Isle were clear on the western horizon.... .... and T...
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Wednesday, November 05, 2008

The Culzean Coastline

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From Turnberry Point we crossed Maidenhead Bay (in truth it was not our first time) and found ourselves at delightful Port Carrick at the s...