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Tuesday, October 08, 2013

Campbeltown to Ardrossan via the Mull of Kintyre using a ferry and a portage.

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This was a 200km 6 day trip taking the ferry from Ardrossan to Campbeltown then kayaking round the Mull of Kintyre to the surf beaches of ...
Friday, October 04, 2013

All washed up at Ardrossan South Beach.

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As we approached Ardrossan  on the Ayrshire coast, it was just after low water and we had to drop our sails as we crossed the dangerous re...
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Wednesday, October 02, 2013

Saved by a sundowner off Ardrossan.

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 As we set off from Ardneil Bay for Ardrossan with Ailsa Craig on the horizon, a light breeze got up and...  ...it was a great relief ...
Tuesday, October 01, 2013

A small matter of the Trade Descriptions Act as we set foot on the sands of Ayrshire.

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 We had  left the Little Cumbrae floating serenely on a limpid sea but...  ...we needed to keep a sharp eye out for other vessels such...
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Monday, September 30, 2013

The clarity of light and reflected clouds at Little Cumbrae.

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We paddled east across the Firth of Clyde towards the Little Cumbrae island. To its north we could just make out the Victorian Villas of M...
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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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