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Thursday, July 04, 2013

The Brownie of Cara; the correct way to greet him.

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 At long last we paddled under...  ...the steep rocks of the Mull of Cara . In 1756 part of the cliff collapsed and a tidal wave swept...
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Wednesday, July 03, 2013

Cloud watching on a long crossing to Cara.

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As we paddled north the Kintyre coast became gentler. The main road to Campbeltown follows this section of the coast and we passed an occ...
Tuesday, July 02, 2013

Kintyre ports not much good in a storm.

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North of Machrihanish Bay, the coast of Kintyre has a rocky character. It was not easy to land due to the surf so we had a careful look a...
Sunday, June 30, 2013

Surf's up but coal's run out at Machrihanish Bay.

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 From  Machrihanish village we paddled north...  ...over a glassy sea and soon...  ...the misty mountains and tides of the Mull of...
Friday, June 28, 2013

Three angry birders of Machrihanish.

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Eventually we reached the end of the relentless line of cliffs and headlands that characterise the Mull of Kintyre and we arrived at the e...
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Thursday, June 27, 2013

The Mull of Kintyre west coast... a sailors' graveyard.

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We were now travelling north up the wild, exposed, tide swept and remote west coast of the Mull of Kintyre. Perhaps unsurprisingly, gi...
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

It's the Dug's Lugs (if not bollocks) at the Mull of Kintyre!

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The Mull of Kintyre on a misty day is a sombre and imposing place. Ahead lay Rubha na Lice and South Point...  ...behind us lay headl...