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Saturday, September 28, 2013

A turbulent past but all calm now as we made our way past Garroch Head.

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The conical profile of St Blane's Hill is the distinguishing landmark at the south end of the Island of Bute. This part of Bute was ...
Friday, September 27, 2013

Dun paddling at Dunagoil.

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 As we approached the Island of Bute...  ...the wind dropped away to nothing and... ... my injured shoulder was really feeling the...
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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Some fishy goings on in the Sound of Bute.

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As we paddled down the Sound of Bute we were aware that strange swell lines were suddenly appearing. They came from different directions ...
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Monday, September 23, 2013

All quiet on the Sound of Bute.

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As we approached the south end of Inchmarnock , we knew we were entering our home waters again when we caught our first sight of the Gallo...
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Saturday, September 21, 2013

Two luncheons, a queen, a saint and a cow on the fair isle of Inchmarnock.

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Leaving Kylie the lonely dolphin to her buoy friend at the mouth of the West Kyle of Bute... ...we set off across the broad expanse of...
Thursday, September 19, 2013

Kylie the lonely dolphin: a tale of anthropomorphism and anthropology at Ardlamont and the West Kyle buoy.

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We had paddled from Ardlamont Point out into the entrance of the West Kyle of Bute, when we were stopped in our tracks. Both Mike... ....
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Between a rock and a contrail on Ardlamont.

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I got up on the sixth day of our expedition after having slept very little. The pain in my injured shoulder had steadily worsened making sl...