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Saturday, October 11, 2014

Uneasy moments and movements on the crossing to Ailsa Craig.

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When we left Pladda for Ailsa Craig there was no wind but the ebb tide was running in its third hour and the water had an uneasy movement....
Wednesday, October 08, 2014

At the south end of Pladda "I wonder where they think they are going?"

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We set off across the Sound of Pladda at a surprisingly high ferry angle. It was approching 3 hours into the ebb and the tide was running ...
Monday, October 06, 2014

An early start in the Sound of Pladda.

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On the early  morning of 17th June 2014, Tony and I broke camp before the Kildonan dog walkers had surfaced. It was a spring tide at low w...
Saturday, October 04, 2014

Moonlight over Pladda and Ailsa Craig.

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I awoke at 3am to the the sound of lapping as High Water approached. It seemed very close to the tents and I was concerned about the kayak...
Thursday, October 02, 2014

A mid summer evening at Kildonan.

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It had been a long day since we left Saddel Bay on the Kintyre peninsula. After three luncheons and three swims we finally arrived at Kild...
Tuesday, September 30, 2014

The clear water allowed us to admire the submarine rock architecture.

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After we left Cleits Shore we turned east along the south coast of Arran. In the distance we caught first sight of Pladda lighthouse. ...
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Monday, September 29, 2014

"Probably the least visited nudist beach in the known universe"

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We set off from Brown Head round the SW corner of Arran. All the time Ailsa Craig was growing on the horizon but we did not spend all the...
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