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Thursday, October 11, 2012

A lonely shore on the Solway.

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 I took a break on lonely Knockbrex beach which is guarded by its folly.  The sun and southerly wind were surprisingly warm so... ...
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Monday, October 08, 2012

Big skies in the Solway.

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 As I paddled south out of Fleet Bay, Ardwall Isle and...  ...Murray's Isles lay under an amazing skyscape of clouds.  The comb...
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Sunday, October 07, 2012

All calm at dawn on the Solway.

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 Last Thursday dawned with light winds...  ...and clear skies.  However the forecast was for force 4 to 5 winds to kick in from th...
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Saturday, September 29, 2012

Last swim at the end of the Solway summer.

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 From Knockbrex we paddled upwind to Craigmore Point , which allowed us to hoist  sails and...  ...close reach back to our start poi...
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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Three priapic pillars of Knockbrex.

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After rounding Barlocco Isle, Tony and I took a break on the sands of Knockbrex beach, which comes complete with a... ... "Coo Pa...
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Amazing clarity of vision from the Solway reefs.

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 With the sails up in the NE wind...  ...Tony and I made rapid progress towards Murray's Isles.  Soon we rounded the rocks at ...
Monday, September 24, 2012

Summer puts in a late appearance on the Solway.

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 Summer finally arrived...  ...at Fleet Bay...  ...on the Solway Firth...  ...on the 21st of September. Tony and I were taki...