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Sunday, November 15, 2009

Pool of the Song in the Sound of Luing

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We broke out of the tide towards the Corryvreckan and entered the Sound of Luing between Scarba and Luing. Kilmory Lodge, which is one of th...
Saturday, November 14, 2009

A whiter shade of pale in the Sound of Jura

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Once ejected from the Dorus Mor, we had to avoid the eddy, which at the the beginning of the flood runs south down the west side of Garbh Re...
Friday, November 13, 2009

Crossing the Rubicon in the Dorus Mor

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We paddled out of the shady confines of the hills surrounding Loch Crinan and emerged into a sunlit Sound of Jura. The unmistakable outline ...
Thursday, November 12, 2009

En route from Crinan, bound for...?

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On a cold frosty morning in mid October, we found ourselves in Crinan on the west coast of Scotland's long Kintyre peninsula. We had co...
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Farewell to Islay, Oronsay, Colonsay and Jura

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Sadly, it was now time to say farewell to the fabulous islands of Islay, Oronsay, Colonsay and Jura. We stayed out on the observation deck o...
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Ferry gliding in the Sound of Islay

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We ferry glided across the Sound of Islay to the Islay side once more. The crossing happened at a dizzying rate... ...and before we knew ...
Saturday, November 07, 2009

Raised sea stacks and river valleys on Jura's SW coast

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The SW coast of Jura that faces the Sound of Islay has a very complex structure which reveals several past beach levels. Above the current b...