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Monday, October 31, 2011

Sitting it out on the Sound of Islay.

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After our trip round the Oa peninsula, we camped overnight at Kintra campsite. During the night the wind increased and the tents were lash...
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Friday, October 28, 2011

Sea kayaking round the Mull of Oa from Claggain Bay to Kintra.

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A two day, 43km, paddle from Claggain Bay to Kintra , round the Mull of Oa on Islay, the most southerly point in all of the Hebrides. ...
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

End of the day at Traigh Mhor, Islay.

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 Beyond Soldier's Rock, the coastline of the Oa peninsula is riven by a series of basalt dykes in various states of erosion. Some like...
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

S-oa-ldier's Rock.

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 Our voyage along the west coast of the Mull of Oa continued with undiminished interest. Just before we turned east along the north coast....
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Monday, October 24, 2011

Oa my! It's a tight squeeze getting out of Bun an Easan!

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From the beach at Lower Killeyan (where we had enjoyed first luncheon) we had paddled quite a long way along the Oa peninsula. It was now ...
Saturday, October 22, 2011

Oa, what a place to see goats and sea eagles!

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 The west coast of the Mull of Oa on Islay is rockhopping heaven. We paddled through geos and... ...under waterfalls that... ......
Friday, October 21, 2011

There's a kind of hush, all over the Oa tonight.

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We set of from Lower Killeyan Bay and were soon weaving through a series of offshore stacks and... ...channels through the skerries. T...
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