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Sunday, September 27, 2009

Enough crank to give flexible action!

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On our first morning on Oronsay , we were awoken by the lowing of Luing cattle as they ambled along the strand, picking at tasty morsels o...
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Saturday, September 26, 2009

To Oronsay in the sunset.

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It was hard to leave, but we now turned our backs to Islay... ...and set off to distant Oronsay, which lay to the north west. Fishing boat C...
Friday, September 25, 2009

End of the day on Islay.

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From the cave system, we made our way back down to the sands of the great Bagh an Da Dhoruis on the north shore of Islay . The islands of...
Thursday, September 24, 2009

The great caves of Bagh an Da Dhoruis, Islay

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At the top of the existing beach at Bagh an Da Dhoruis there is a raised beach with a long dry marine cave system. It was probably 10,000 ye...
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Just a couple of doors away, on Islay.

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From Ruvall we paddled west along the remote north coast of Islay. The cliffs became considerably higher... ...as we approached Bagh an Da D...
Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Navigation and spice in the Sound of Islay.

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Proceeding up the Sound of Islay we soon came across yet another distillery. What a wondrous isle Islay is! Sea kayak navigation is so easy...
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Monday, September 21, 2009

Better Days in the Sound of Islay!

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We thought we were super fit kayakers, flying along as the coast of Islay slipped astern at 14km/hr. It was only when the lobster boat Calon...
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