Monthly Archives: March 2011

There’s not much to report today. I met a creeler this morning who admitted to having underestimated the weather, then met the mechanic from the Tobermory Lifeboat, Jock. He was walking with his family right by my tent while I … Read the rest of this entry →

If yesterday was venturing into the Wild West like Sergio Leone did in his spaghetti western ‘A fistful of dollars’. Then today was the sequel, ‘For a few dollars more’. I was going to call it ‘The Arctic Dwarf’ because … Read the rest of this entry →

At 0640 this morning I stood on the shore at Oban sailing club, slid the Bahookie into the water, got in and paddled. At 0700 I started a 3 hour fight with a headwind and some big seas on the … Read the rest of this entry →

I really thought I’d be good to go again today, but instead I’ve decided to wind my neck in. When I am ready to go I’ll feel ready to go. The closer I got to going the more conscious I … Read the rest of this entry →

I’m still in Oban and can’t thank Roger and Lyndsay enough for their hospitality. In a way I’m glad I took the rest day in Oban, even though its turned into 4 days. Otherwise I’d have been sick in a … Read the rest of this entry →

I have a bad tummy bug. It feels like one of these winter vomiting types. I’m not going into details but I can’t eat. And won’t be going anywhere for at least 24 hours.

When I was in Carsaig Bay I found the locals very, very welcoming. I walked across to the Hotel in Tayvallich on the Friday night to be entertained by the locals with their accordians, guitars, small pipes, bodhrans, flutes and … Read the rest of this entry →

My original plan was to leave Gigha by heading to the North end of the Island and then doing a crossing to the Knapdale coast. Friday morning was grey and still. The visibility was down to about 3km. Not exactly … Read the rest of this entry →

Big stuff. Big waves round the Mull of Kintyre, and on a ‘calm’ day. Big push off the tide, helped get the miles done and big breakers on all the headlands from the westerly swell. To top it all off, … Read the rest of this entry →

Woke up at 0530 this morning and crawled out a lovely warm sleeping bag to assess that the wind was cold and southerly. On the back of last night’s inshore waters forecast from the Met Office saying today might get … Read the rest of this entry →