The stop on Bute was cold despite the winter sun. It was a relief to start the 10.6km crossing of the Sound of Bute to Sannox on Arran. Pogies helped keep our hands warm. The thermometer on my radio didn't go above -2C all day.
We left Bute in very calm conditions and a little sprinting soon had us warm again.
It was a very companionable crossing and the mountainouus backdrop was its usual
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Glen Sannox, Arran from Portencross, Ayrshire
A 31km day trip from Portencross to Glen Sannox on Arran and back via Brodick and the Arran ferry.
HMS Dragon was on sea trials in the Sound of Bute as we crossed...
...towards the magnificent vista of the Glen Sannox mountains.
There be dragons at the end of rainbows in the Clyde!
Clyde ore, prawns and peninsulas.
Making the most of short winter days.
This dragon does not belch smoke!
HMS Dragon was on sea trials in the Sound of Bute as we crossed...
...towards the magnificent vista of the Glen Sannox mountains.
There be dragons at the end of rainbows in the Clyde!
Clyde ore, prawns and peninsulas.
Making the most of short winter days.
This dragon does not belch smoke!
Landfall on the golden sands of Sannox.
The approach to Glen Sannox in Arran must be one of the finest crossings in Scotland.
As you get nearer the mountains...
...begin to fill the entire horizon and sea kayakers find themselves dwarfed by the scale of the landscape.
The crossing from Bute is 10.7km and we were ready to stretch our legs by the time we reached ...
...the golden sands of Glen Sannox. What a location for second
As you get nearer the mountains...
...begin to fill the entire horizon and sea kayakers find themselves dwarfed by the scale of the landscape.
The crossing from Bute is 10.7km and we were ready to stretch our legs by the time we reached ...
...the golden sands of Glen Sannox. What a location for second
This dragon does not belch smoke!
Leaving Garroch Head, we now started to cross the Sound of Bute which separates Bute from Arran.
HMS Dragon seemed to be practicing holding position under the mountainous backdrop of Arran, perhaps she has geostationary capabilities.
The tides off Garroch Head can create some lumpy conditions but as it was in the last hour of the flood, the water was pretty flat.
As we slowly approached HMS
HMS Dragon seemed to be practicing holding position under the mountainous backdrop of Arran, perhaps she has geostationary capabilities.
The tides off Garroch Head can create some lumpy conditions but as it was in the last hour of the flood, the water was pretty flat.
As we slowly approached HMS
Sea Kayaking desktop wallpaper calendar, November 2010
November, paddling across the Sound of Bute towards the mountains of Glen Sannox, Arran.The seakayakphoto.com November desktop wallpaper calendar (in a variety of screen resolutions) is available for download here.
One way trade and a one way voyage.
Embarking from the ferry at Hunter's Quay we stopped at the head of Loch Striven. This loch is one of the most remote but sheltered of the many sea lochs, which branch off the Firthof Clyde.Far from the open sea, boats seek shelter from its neighbouring hills and mountains. It was here that the Sealand Performance was laid up for nearly a year. We had passed her at anchor off Greenock fitting out
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