Isle of Skye

Isle of Skye

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Trip to Arisaig & Skye

Trip to France

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German blockhaus

The enormous beach at Wissant

The enormous beach at Wissant

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Catch of the day for sale ” Wissant”

The  small village of Wissant on  the Cote d’ Opale  remains attractive and very popular with windsurfers.

The Cote d’Opale is the stretch of Channel coast between Calais and the mouth of the River Somme.

Looking back at our trip to Antiparos ( Greece )


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The Island of Antiparos has managed to hold on to friendly small island atmosphere and has a lot going for it, good beaches, good tavernas and caves to explore. Only one hour by ferry to the island of Naxos and 40 minutes to Paros. A great place for kayaking, avoid July and August.

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View from our room

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Landing on the uninhabited small  island of  Despotiko only around 2 nautical miles from Antiparos.

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We rented the Prijon’s kayak from ” House of Sea Kayaks” . The link to website     http://www.oliaros.gr/seakayak/html/tours.htm

Photos from the Isle of Arran


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Nice view from the tent ( Looking at Pladda)

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Beryl painting at Kildonan ( Arran)

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Seals relaxing at Corrie

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Standing stone Machrie Moor

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More photos of my 2 weeks trip in Cornwall

The dramatic coastline of Cape Cornwal

The dramatic coastline of Cape Cornwal


Hemmick Beach near the nice village of Gorran Haven

Hemmick Beach near the nice village of Gorran Haven

The Lizard Lighthouse

The Lizard Lighthouse

St Ives Sunset

Porthmeor Beach St Ives

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St Ives

2 days seakayking course in Cornwall

Lunch break

Lunch break

I  enjoyed a 2 day course last September with “Sea kayak Cornwall” based in Falmouth. The instructor Simon Osborne was really good and so was his assistant. The first day was spent trying to improve our kayaking skills.

The second day we had a longer paddle from Swanpool to St Anthony’s lighthouse and to St Mawes for lunch, and back to Swanpool to practise rolls etc. we were very lucky as the  weather  improved and it was a great day, considering the rain we had on the previous day.

Lunch break on the first day of the course

Lunch break on the first day of the course

Photos from Scotland

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