From Kingscross Point we crosssed the southern entrance of Lamlash Bay to the south end of Holy Island.
The brisk crossing was rewarded with a wonderful view from the Holy Island inner light into Lamlash Bay and the Arran mountains beyond. Since 2008 the north part of Lamlash Bay has been a protected marine reserve with a complete ban on commercial and recreational fishing. The great news is
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Running before the wind, below the sill.
Leaving Kildonan on the fourth day of our trip round Arran we hoisted our sails then paddled along a wild coastline. The scenery was dominated by an extensive tertiary sill, which extended...
...all the way to Dippen Head where we were...
...dwarfed by the scale of the cliffs.
Once round Dippen Head, we caught our first sight of Holy Island since the first day of our trip. We continued to sail
...all the way to Dippen Head where we were...
...dwarfed by the scale of the cliffs.
Once round Dippen Head, we caught our first sight of Holy Island since the first day of our trip. We continued to sail
Seakayaking in the shade of mountains.
The beach at the mouth of Glen Sannox usually has a deep covering of silvery granite sand, which has been washed down from the mountains. Recent storms have stripped much away and it was a rough landing on the exposed boulders. We were now in the chilly shade of the mountains.
We paddled down the east coast of Arran below rocky ridges that rose high into the blue vault of the sky. A couple of
We paddled down the east coast of Arran below rocky ridges that rose high into the blue vault of the sky. A couple of
Guaranteed seal sighting at Corrie, or your money back!
We left Sannox to paddle down the east coast of Arran to the ferry terminal at Brodick.
We were surrounded by torrential rainstorms...
which turned the sky black and chilled the air.
We always see a seal basking on the rocks at Corrie. In the distance the MV Stadiongracht, a 172m cargo boat, was making its way from Brodick Bay up the Clyde to Greenock.
Off Merkland Point, we got a great
We were surrounded by torrential rainstorms...
which turned the sky black and chilled the air.
We always see a seal basking on the rocks at Corrie. In the distance the MV Stadiongracht, a 172m cargo boat, was making its way from Brodick Bay up the Clyde to Greenock.
Off Merkland Point, we got a great
A crusade by sea kayak to the Holy Island
A 20km paddle from Brodick on Arran round Holy Island, March 2010.The north going flood tide enters Lamlash Bay by the South channel and exits by the North Channel the south going ebb tide runs in the reverse direction.N going flood +0605 HW Greenock -0500 HW Dover, 1knt springs S channel 0.75knt N channelS going ebb +0040 HW Greenock +0200 HW Dover, 1.5 knt springs S channel 1 knt N
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