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Friday, February 03, 2012

The weather channel.

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After a cold night, the morning dawned clear. The widescreen TV turned on automatically gently wakening us after a good sleep. There was o...
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Thursday, February 02, 2012

Roughing it, in the Scottish Winter.

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Ian and I met to explore some of the Highlands and Islands on a three day trip. The area was sandwiched between an Atlantic low and a Sca...
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Swanning about on the way to Seafield.

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Some swans had also been making their way from Maidens to Seafield that day. As we refuelled in the Dunure Inn, they cruised the harbour g...
Monday, January 30, 2012

A chill wind for eider ducks (and other sea birds).

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 We set off towards Culzean Castle through the skerries. The cold SE wind didn't seem to cool the ardour of the eider ducks (whoo ...
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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Bob the seal.

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It was low tide as David, Phil and I made our way down the beach at Maidens.  As we paddled towards Barwhin Point... ...the Troon...
Thursday, January 26, 2012

Too much sun? The dangers of sun exposure faced by sea kayakers.

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The following article first appeared in issue 29 of Ocean Paddler magazine , which was published in December 2011. Since it was published...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

The tale of hypocritical camper.

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This is the view that the solitary camper at Bracken Bay had as we impinged on his solitude. One by one, we appeared over his horizon. ...