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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Storm clouds lift over Portuairk, Ardnamurchan

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After the apparent calm of the open crossing it was good to be paddling along a shore again but it was surprising how much swell there actua...
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Sunday, July 12, 2009

Dark skies over Ardnamurchan

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We crossed the Sound of Coll slowly but steadily. At last, the tower of Ardnamurchan lighthouse could be made out against the background of ...
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Saturday, July 11, 2009

Coll, calm and collected; crossing the Sound

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By now my dislocated knee had swollen to the size of a melon and the pain was nearly unbearable. David, Jennifer and Jim carried my kayak to...
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Friday, July 10, 2009

Praise the dawn of a new day on Coll

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This had been the second sleepless night since I had dislocated my knee. I had run out of the various supplies of ibuprofen, diclofenac, asp...
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Thursday, July 09, 2009

The guiding light of Ardnamurchan as seen from Coll.

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It was nearly 22:30 by the time we found a suitable breach in Coll's impregnable NE coast. A narrow gully led to a shell sand beach with...
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Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Sunshine and shade in the lee of the capital of Coll

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It was 8pm before we were on the water again and crossing the entrance to Loch Eatharna . Arinagour (pop~90), the tiny capital of Coll, lies...
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Sunday, July 05, 2009

Upstanding seakayakers meet cormorant family in Port Dubh, Coll.

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The SE coast of Coll has many inlets and it was a joy to explore them rather than go from headland to headland. We were still in sunshine wh...
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