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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

The wild west coast of Lewis.

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On the morning of the 5th of June 2008, the MV Cuma steamed out of the shelter of Loch Roag for the last time on our trip. We passed inside ...
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Any port in a storm.

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We rounded Portachur Point on the SW of Great Cumbrae and found some very satisfying conditions. We were looking forward to a blast up the f...
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Monday, February 23, 2009

Sea kayaking to Great Cumbrae.

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The coastal forecast for the Clyde on Saturday past was "Wind speed F4-5 Wind direction - SW Max gust in knots - 27". It was perfe...
Sunday, February 22, 2009

A swell time on the north coast of Scarp and Cearstaigh

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We cut through the gap between Scarp and Cearstaigh... ...and emerged from the shelter of the sandy cove on the north coast of Scarp into s...
Friday, February 20, 2009

Sea kayaking Scarp's cave coast

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The swell had got up with the rise in tide during our lunch break on Scarp. There were several assisted launches. I was last off the beach b...
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Thursday, February 19, 2009

Decay and restoration on Scarp.

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From the shore we made our way up the hill through the remains of the settlement on Scarp. Photo: T Page. In the distance on the right, you...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Scarp, a kyles too far and a phone too few.

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Crossing the Caolas an Scarp we made landfall on the island of Scarp. Although the distance across the kyles is only 430 metres, the shallow...
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