Meeting people
Unexpected festival
How about a mini-festival on an uninhabited island?
Read MoreChristmas that happened in June.
Christmas can happen in June, can’t it?
Read MoreMeeting on Raasay, the ceilidh.
How we ended up in a family ceiligh in a bothy and had to perform on ‘stage’.
Read MoreHow to listen to a local.
What do you do when you can not understand the person in front of you when you know he speaks english.
Read MoreMy own countrymen.
Where do you turn to when you need help? Right, to your own countrymen. They will definitely help you out. This is the best advice ever.
Read MoreThe Old Man and the Sea
After a day, sheltering for the endless rain, we decide to explore the town a bit further and find ourselves a nice dinner. Dressed in our dark green rain ponchos we wander around Castlebay. We are desperate for a hot and spicy meal and walk into the Kisimul café, a small Indian restaurant with views…
Read MoreThe zombie apocalypse.
Have you ever thought about what to do when zombies take over the world? Arisaig beach. Neither did I until I met James on a beach in Arisaig. We land our kayaks on that lovely beach on a glorious day, fully expecting not to have this gorgeous beach for our own. It is relatively close…
Read MoreDae ye ivver hiv days when – as hid draas tae a close- ye lukk back an realise ye’ve aachieeved absoluutly nutheen?
Don’t you just love Google Maps? It is a very useful tool to study the coastline of the Scottish Islands before visiting them. Dreaming away behind your computer before actually being there. Based on the aerial pictures we look for suitable beaches to land the kayaks safely and avoid being trapped by slippery weed covered…
Read MoreThe man with bad make up.
A meeting with the most tattooed senior citizen on a remote beach on Skye Scotland.
Read More‘Do you know where the shipwreck is?’
A story about a little girl with a big imagination on a quest to find the shipwreck of the SS Politician after hearing the story in the pub.
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