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Monday, October 18, 2010

Bear right at Belnahua!

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We paddled east towards the Black Islands . Away to the south Jura and Islay lay on the horizon while Eileach an Naoimh lay closer at hand. ...
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Sunday, October 17, 2010

Return tickets for the Sound of Luing express.

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We cut through the reefs to the SW of A' Chuli and proceeded up its SE coast until... ...we arrived at Garbh Eileach and its little jett...
Friday, October 15, 2010

The great eagle of Eileach an Naoimh

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The exposed NW cooast of Eileach an Naoimh inthe Garvellach Isles is a wondrous place. This great stone eagle stretches its wings over a tin...
Thursday, October 14, 2010

Garvellachs rock face.

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Fleeing from the midges at the monastery, we made our way round the reefs at the SW corner of the Garvellachs... ...before turning NE up the...
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Thursday, October 07, 2010

A fishless lunch on Eileach an Naoimh

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We slipped through a gap in the reefs through to the SE side of the Garvellachs. I fell behind the others to drop a mackerel line over the s...
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Wednesday, October 06, 2010

Sea kayaking under the west coast cliffs of Garbh Eileach.

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The NW coast of the Garvellachs is a wild place. It is not often possible to paddle in close due to the swell that seems to be amplified as ...
Tuesday, October 05, 2010

A rough crossing to the Rough Islands.

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The weather forecast for the long weekend was pretty poor but there was to be a brief weather window on the Sunday. After an early start, Da...