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Thursday, October 23, 2014

A blizzard of gannets does not deposit snow on the rock ledges of Ailsa Craig!

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After Phil had partaken of a solo luncheon while Tony and I explored the industrial archaeology of Ailsa Craig, we set off on a clockwise ...
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Thursday, October 16, 2014

Decay on Ailsa Craig.

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While Phil recovered from his crossing to Ailsa Craig, Tony and I took a stroll round  the buildings near the lighthouse. This was the si...
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Monday, October 13, 2014

Scared the willies out of them on Ailsa.

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After the High Speed Catamaran Express passed behind us, we could at last relax on our crossing from Pladda to...  ...Ailsa Craig. We ...
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...