A novel use for a large piece of plastic road drain - a weather & UV proof home for a Valley Aluet Sea II! I came across this excellent kayak house whilst on the Isle of Eigg.
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In this ‘online’ age we live in, we assume that we can get VHF radio reception or a mobile phone signal if we need to raise the alarm if things go horribly wrong. The stark reality of paddling in the Northwest Highlands is that you will be regularly paddling in areas with no or very poor reception or coverage. This […]
Formed in 1786 by an act of parliament to construct four lighthouses; North Ronaldsay, Scalpay, Kinnaird Head & Mull of Kintyre, the Commissioners of the Northern Lighthouse Board have an important role in ensuring the safety of seafarers both in Scottish & Manx coastal waters.
The Northern Lighthouse Board now meets it’s important role through it’s extensive network […]
Caledonian Macbrayne is an institution on the West Coast of Scotland, as it has been the provider of the essential lifeline ferry services connecting the Hebridean and Clyde islands with the Scottish mainland since 1851.
The Earth belongs unto the Lord
And all that it contains
Except the Kyles and the Western Isles
And they are all MacBrayne’s
(unknown […]



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