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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Retreat from Islay, the mysterious case of the disappearing headland.

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I slept poorly, partly due to the pain in my knee and partly due to unease about the day to come. I awoke early to the crash of surf on the ...

A time for reflection on Ardnave Point.

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We enjoyed the view as the low sun's warm light illuminated the north shore of Islay, all the way to Rubha Bholsa, round which we had re...
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Monday, May 30, 2011

Ardnave Sunset, Islay.

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There was quite a swell running up the gravel beach below the chapel on Nave Island. I landed while Phil sat offshore. The island was over...
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Sunday, May 29, 2011

Smoking in church on Nave Island

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We now left the wild north shore of Islay and... ...set off across the broad mouth of Loch Gruinart.  On the far side of the loch low lyin...
Saturday, May 28, 2011

Archeology and the passage of time on the north shore of Islay.

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 The coast of Islay that lay ahead looked so fascinating that we decided to move in...  ...for a closer look and we were certainly not dis...
Friday, May 27, 2011

Sea lions and elephants on Islay's north coast...it's like Jura on steroids!

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 Leaving Port an t-Sruthain we continued our exploration... ...of Islay's north coast in mirror calm conditions. We were paddling ...
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

A lonely sheiling on the north coast of Islay.

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Above the beach at  Port  an t-Sruthain  on the North coast of Islay, we found a natural amphitheatre surrounded by the cliff line of the ra...
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