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Thursday, December 01, 2011

The gathering night had all but extinguished the last embers of the day.

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 After rounding the Heads of Ayr, the offshore wind drove us to the northeast towards...  ...the rising full moon... ...and the to...
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

As if in anticipation of the sun leaving the day.

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The SE wind gave us welcome assistance as we made our way north towards the Heads of Ayr.  As the sun began to sink slowly and st...
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Moonrise over the Heads of Ayr.

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 As the sun began to set, an offshore breeze picked up and... ...pushed us on towards the Heads of Ayr. We revelled in the magic o...
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Monday, November 28, 2011

The tumbling waters of Drumbane.

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 The wind dropped before we got to... ...the ancient castle of Dunure. If the weather had been bad we would have stopped at the pub bu...
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Sunday, November 27, 2011

We could have paddled south all day...

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The coastline south of Dunure consists of a series of rocky dykes projecting from a raised beach above which an old cliff line has a seri...
Saturday, November 26, 2011

Making the most of the late and fleeting Scottish summer!

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 When we left Dunure harbour we still had an ebb tide and...  ...a fair wind to continue south a little longer.  A flash of paddle...
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Friday, November 25, 2011

Dunure harbour.

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The ruined walls of Dunure Castle announce our arrival... ...at the fishing village of Dunure. We kept the sails up... ...as w...