Camped at Point Sands near Tayinloan
Ready to push off. Gigha in the distance.
Setting course towards Ardminish bay on Gigha.
First close encounter with grey seals on Gamhna Gigha rocks.
Lunch stop at Rochanan Point
Crossing to Ardpatrick Point. Jura in the distance.
Camped at Miller's bay. Gigha low on the horizon.
Companions.
Beautiful sunset to conclude a long first day on the trail.
I like this one.
Visitors
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Ready to push off.
Short stop on island of Danna after crossing Loch Caolisport and Loch Sween
Somewhere between Rubha na Cille and Carsaig bay.
Entering the Dorus Mor at the end of the flow. Scarba in the distance.
Garbh Reisa
Breakfast
Corryvreckan in the distance.
Launching. About to cross to Shuna.
Crossing to Shuna
Stop at Toberonochy for fresh water.
Narrow strait between Luing and Torsa.
Nice cottage on Seil.
Lunch stop in Port Mor.
Shingle pier in Balvicar.
Clachan bridge aka the bridge over the Atlantic.
Exiting Clachan sound. Kerrera in the distance.
Gyllen castle on Kerrera.
Camped on the shore of Kerrera sound.
Stop at Slatrach bay on Kerrera before crossign to Mull.
Crossing to Grass Point on Mull.
Duart Castle under a squall.
Still windy but still some miles to go.
Near Scallastle golf course.
Rainbow across the Sound of Mull.
Some traffic in the Sound.
Looking across to Glas Eileanan lighthouse from Eilean Rubha islet.
Typical Morvern landscape
Ardtornish point and castle.
Ferry in Lochaline.
Leaving Lochaline after a coffee and scone stop.
Lunch and otter spotting stop.
Camped near Tobermory after crossing the sound again.
Cooking dinner on the woodstove.
Arriving at Tobermory under drizzle through the channel between Mull and Calve.
Looking to Ardnamurchan from Auliston Point
Sron Bheag, start of the serious stuff.
Ardnamurchan Lighthouse
Relief stop just beyond Ardnamurchan Point.
Nice Drascombe Lugger in Portuairk.
Camped in Sanna Bay.
Blue sky over transparent water and golden sand in Sanna Bay.
North wind picking up.
Clapotis.
A safe harbour for my kayak.
Lunch stop in a perfect shelter.
Looking across to Ardtoe.
Crossing towards Farqhar's Point.
Castle Tioram.
Landing at Riska island.
Camped on Riska island.
Awkward launching at low tide.
Across the Sound of Arisaig. Eigg and its conspicuous Sgurr in the distance.
Landing on a beach on Rhu Arisaig, enjoying a warm welcome from the locals.
Negotiating with beach owners.
Camp concert (Thank you Dougal).
Seafaring families and their cruising Wayfarers.
Paddling around Rhu Arisaig.
To Arisaig.
In the South Channel.
Lagoon
An Sgurr behind Luinga Mhor.
Lunch stop at low tide near some skerry.
Landing near Camusdarach.
Off Loch Nevis.
Lunch stop at Doune.
Gavin Maxwell cottage in Sandaig.
Sandaig islands lighthouse.
Camped on Sandaig Islands.
Dripping strap.
Still dripping.
Thinking about how to stop the dripping.
Solution.
Stop after crossing to Skye from Sandaig into a force 6 wind.
Waiting for the tide near Kyle Rhea.
Kyle Rhea ebbing. It's spring tide.
Castle Moil near Kyleakin.
Live music at Saucy Mary's pub in Kyleakin. This guy is an excellent performer. Too bad I forgot his name.
Fish farms
Sgeir Na Caillich light.
Glenelg ferry
Meeting a group lead by famous Gordon Brown.
Gordon Brown teaching and ignoring me (this syndrome is typical of sea kayakers meeting IKers).
Wet exit and reentry training.
Along Skye shoreline pushed by the NW wind.
Looking across to Loch Hourne.
Camped in Loch na Dal.
Equipped fire pit.
Drybags and stuff.
Stream next to camping spot.
Anti-midges tools.
Effective headnet save for impaired vision.
Clear sky.
Equipment.
Skin so Soft : a WMD against midges.
Packing set up
PET 1.5 litre water bottle with drinking tube, and 10 litre water bag under aft deck.
Extra water bottle, bailer, sponge, compass, painter, mapcase, daypack.
In Duisdale harbour.
Eilann Sionnach lighthouse.
What were those huge hooks used for ?
Sun glasses for the first time in 2 weeks.
Lunch stop. Kyle Rhea in the distance.
Moored fore and aft during ebb tide.
To Kyle Rhea from Glenelg.
Glenelg to Mull ferry.
The ferry self service coffe shop is housed in the former Sandaig light house.
The ferry coffee shop.
The Black Islands.
Blue
Near Rubha na h-Uahma.
The Uags bothy
Looking across to Crowlin Islands from the bothy.
Inside the bothy.
Rooms upstairs.
Ruins of an old settlement.
Crossing to Crowlin Islands.
Lunch stop at Camas na h-Annait on Eilean Mor.
Cheers !
The Sea Kayak Plockton group led by Allison French.
Applecross
The reddish sand of Applecross bay.
Back towards Ardban.
Landing on Ardban coral beach.
Sunny evening at Ardban.
Beautiful sunset on Raasay.
Ominous clouds.
Cave on Eilean Beag.
Paddling around Eilean Beag north tip.
Passage between Eilean Mor and Eilean Meadhanach.
Old Eilean Mor settlement.
Looking across to Rubha na h-Uamha from Eilean Mor.
Lunch stop near Toscaig.
Back to Uags bothy.
Inflated streams after the previous night heavy rains.
Crossing to Plockton.
Lunch stop in Plockton Harbour.
Rust never sleeps (1/3)
Rust never sleeps (2/3)
Need a CQR anchor ?
Skye bridge and Eilean Ban lighthouse from the north.
Entering Otter Pond.
Waiting for the bus (3 bag transportation packing setup)
Waiting for the bus in Oban.
Sunset on Gigha from Point Sands
Rust never sleeps (3/3) End of my 1664 beer can stove
Rebecca, owner of Point Sands campground in her well supplied shop
Crossing again to Gigha.
Paddling around Cara island.
Wind, chop and clapotis at Cara southern tip. Mull of Kintyre in the distance.
Goats on Cara.
Pushed by the wind along Gigha's west coast.
About to cross the tombolo of Eilean Garbh.
The Ogham stone on Gigha.
Saint Clachan chapel being repaired.
Boat and some items drying in the sun near Gigha ferry landing.
Puncture.
Patching in the field
My bunk at Backpackers Oban
Elegant classic boat in Oban harbour.
Scottish wedding.
Dunstaffnage Castle.
Paddling along Shuna island west coast in Loch Linnhe.
Seals in Port Ramsay on North Lismore.
Loch Linnhe
North Lismore.
Port Appin lighthouse.
Castle Stalker.
Tower on Shuna
Last landing.
