Paddles with an Anas acuta...... unashamedly biased toward the sea kayak of that name (actually the voyages of two boats, one 'traffic over gold', one 'quill')

Friday 8 February 2019

Catching up on 2018 -Scotland in May

Several weeks had me mainly southbound from Arisaig to Bute via the Small Isles

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Fair and settled weather meant open crossing were no problem and I was able to play around the Garvellachs, Grey Dogs and Corryvreckan. My plan was to take in the Mull of Kintyre but deteriorating weather and named storm 'Hector' forced the viking option of portage at Tarbert. Then the not so sheltered waters off Bute led me to the safe option of paddling via the Kyles and catching the ferry rather than a paddle across the Clyde. I had hoped to return via Ailsa Craig -next time?

Monday 4 February 2019

Catching up on 2018 -April

April saw us in Brittany for a week of paddling around St Malo and then at the CKMer gathering at Paimpol catching up with old friends.





Catching up on 2018

The year started snowier than usual, here is my bedroom down by the river in January
and the hills above Appleby in February



Even Snowdonia was snowy in March