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Monday, April 04, 2011

A little rusty on Ailsa Craig.

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From the shore of Ailsa Craig, we made our way up past the now solar powered (2001) and automated (1990) lighthouse. The lighthouse was co...
Sunday, April 03, 2011

Clearing the air on the way to Ailsa Craig.

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Gradually the mist cleared and Ailsa Craig emerged on the Horizon. A stream of cloud from its summit made it look as if it was still an acti...
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Saturday, April 02, 2011

Keeping fast company on the crossing to Ailsa Craig.

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Last Sunday, Phil, Tony, Jennifer and I met at Lendalfoot on the Ayrshire coast. We were bound for Ailsa Craig , a huge monolith of granite...
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Friday, April 01, 2011

Ferry gliding across the Kyles of Bute.

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Night was drawing in as we left Eilean Dubh heading for the East Kyle. We took a last look down the West Kyle before we entered the tidal ch...
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Thursday, March 31, 2011

Preparations for invasion in Caladh Harbour.

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Near the head of the Kyles of Bute we first passed a monstrosity of a fish farm but then approached the beautiful wooded isle of Eilean Dubh...
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

A house on the hill in the Kyles of Bute.

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 Just north of Kames in the Kyles of Bute lies the delightful village of Tighnabruaich . Its Gaelic name means "house on the hill"...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011

We came to Kames in the Kyles of Bute.

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 Rounding Ardlamont Point, we left Loch Fyne and came to the sheltered waters of the Kyles of But e. Unlike the rugged west coast of ...
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