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Friday, December 17, 2010

Seakayaking in the shade of mountains.

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The beach at the mouth of Glen Sannox usually has a deep covering of silvery granite sand, which has been washed down from the mountains. Re...
Thursday, December 16, 2010

Sunglasses and pogies across a dazzling, cold sea.

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The stop on Bute was cold despite the winter sun. It was a relief to start the 10.6km crossing of the Sound of Bute to Sannox on Arran. Pogi...
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Making light work of a huge volume of melt and a small volume of malt.

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It did not take long to reach the Little (Wee) Cumbrae from Portencross. One of the first Scottish light beacons to warn shipping is situate...
Tuesday, December 14, 2010

A new dawn on a favourite paddle.

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On Sunday we went for one of our favourite local paddles. We met in darkness  at Ardrossan ferry  terminal where we left shuttle cars. We th...
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Monday, December 13, 2010

Sun goes down at Turnberry, after a three castle day!

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By coincidence, four refreshment breaks had taken so much time that we arrived at Barwhin Point just at sunset. Both Turnberry lighthouse....
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Sunday, December 12, 2010

Sundown at Culzean

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 South of Dunure, Turnberry lighthouse appeared on the horizon.  We took a third luncheon (not liquid this time) at the north end of Culze...
Saturday, December 11, 2010

Ice cold in Dunure

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After leaving the Heads of Ayr, the coastline swings round to the SW and we caught our first glimpse of Ailsa Craig. We then came to Dunur...
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