My journeys around the Northwest Highlands so far this year to re-paddle many trips haven’t always been under bright blue skies with warm sunshine beating down on my neck. The photo above shows the view of my van’s windscreen on a particularly grime day! However the Northwest Highlands wouldn’t be the place they are without […]
Archive for August, 2007
As you might expect there are many place names around the Isle of Skye which are derived from Gaelic and also Norse (due to Viking era) sources but I’ve discovered that there are some place names with the origins from Icelandic sources.
Eyre Point- A narrow tongue of land
Manish Mor - Seagull point
Ardmadale - Arm of […]
The Isle of Eigg has had an interesting past and is booming under a community ownership. The paddling around the coastline is dramatic and rewarding. I will upload some more photos and a description next weekend about some of the hidden places and things on Eigg paddler’s will come across.
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