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Thursday, August 22, 2013

Daisies , shells, pottery and a marble at Dunskeig Bay.

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By the time we pulled our kayaks up the fair strand of Dunskeig Bay it was after 9:30am and way past breakfast time so we set...  ...o...
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Much toing and froing on the crossing to West Loch Tarbert.

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We set off across the Sound of Gigha towards the Kintyre mainland in glassy calm conditions but it is not always like this... ...as th...
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

We were not alone on Gigha.

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We awoke to a beautiful morning on Gigha but unfortunately we were not alone. We had been joined by billions of midges who enjoyed breakfa...
Monday, August 19, 2013

Living the dream of the Hebridean Isles on Gigha.

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Due to the presence of an amphidromic point between Islay and the Mull of Kintyre, the mean spring tidal range on the west coast of Gigha...
Friday, August 16, 2013

Light my fire, on Gigha.

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Nothing beats a fire on a wild camp but the machair on so many beautiful campsites is scarred by charred circles surrounded by blackened s...
Thursday, August 15, 2013

End of a long day on Gigha.

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 From the old mill, we paddled north up the...  ...west coast of .Gigha. We saw the MV Finlaggan round the north end on her way to...
Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Better Days #15, on Gigha

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We found this sad old wooden clinker rowing boat in the undergrowth above the beach at Port an Duin on Gigha. I rather liked the look of ...