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GPS
track of expedition.
Average speed 5.9 Km/hr, max speed 10.4 Km/hr, distance 25.1 Km.
Dawn
over the Cuillin from Glen Brittle Beach.
Leaving Glen Brittle with its
black gabbro sand beach.
Looking into Coire Lagan from
Loch Brittle.
Looking SW to Rhuba na Creige
Moire.
Exploring the kelp beds and
caves of Rhuba na Creige Moire.
Looking NE to the Cuillin from
Rhuba na Creige Moire.
Leaving Loch Brittle and entering
the Soay Sound, off Rubh' an Dunain. We saw pilot whales here but did not
approach them. They did not approach us as they were busy feeding. On other
occasions we have seen Minke whale and bottle nose dolphin here.
The Cuillin from
Rubh' an Dunain.
The
Cuillin, Soay Sound and
Soay from off Rubh' an Dunain.
Rubh' an
Dunain, approaching one of the few
landing spots on this coastline. It was here that the MacAskills dragged their
longships through a short "canal" into the shelter of Loch na h-Airde.
Rubh' an
Dunain, an inquisitive seal comes in
to investigate two P&H Quest kayaks. Ten minutes later a bottle nosed
dolphin leapt clean out of the water in this bay. We watched Pilot whales while
enjoying a bacon buttie.
Leaving
Rubh' an Dunain for Soay
Sound.
The wild coastline below Sgurr
nan Cearcall. The Cuillin and Sgurr nan Eag towers over on the skyline.
Crossing Soay
Sound. The Rum
Cuillin appear through April heat haze above Soay (26 degrees C in Glen
Brittle).
Approaching the bar in Soay
harbour. If we had waited the flood tide would have poured over the bar, taking
us into the harbour but a thermal wind from the WNW sprung up, so we headed
for home.
Sron na
Ciche, Sgurr Alasdair and
Sgurr Sgumain from Soay. Last photo as the WNW chop began to build up and mix
with the SW swell. Rounding Rubh' an Dunain was quite exciting. Note the GPS
track, on the map above, showing the detour into the middle of Loch Brittle, to get shelter from
Sgurr Brittle.
Loch
Brittle. Safely back at Glen Brittle campsite for
barbequed steaks.
The Black Cuillin of Skye
across Loch Scavaig from Elgol.
Loch
Scavaig (NG496171): dawn
over Rum, Soay and the Cuillin. Sgurr na Stri is just right of centre.
Rum,
Soay, the Cuillin and Loch Coruisk from Sgurr na Stri. Easily the best viewpoint
in Scotland, but 9 hours round trip, walking from Sligachan.
Loch
Scavaig from the summit ridge of Sgurr Dubh Mhor.
Soay
and Rum emerging
from the sea mist from the path from Glen Brittle to Coir' a' Ghrunnda.
Soay and
Rum from the
outflow of Loch Coir' a' Ghrunnda.
From Sgurr nan Eag looking down to Loch Coruisk, Loch Scavaig, Soay, Soay Sound, Rum, Rubh' an Dunain and Loch Brittle.
Soay
and Rum in a sea of mist. Taken from Central Buttressroute, Sron na Ciche.
View from Creag Mhor to Loch Brittle, Glen Brittle the Black Cuillin and
Rum.
Watching
whales from Rubh' an Dunain. Loch na h-Airde is on the left of the picture.
At the head of the Loch is a Neolithic chambered cairn. An Iron Age dun (fort)
can be seen on the opposite headland. In a cave behind the Loch an Iron Age
forge was discovered. On the path from Glen Brittle are remains of crofts from
the 17th and 18th centuries. In a sheltered hollow are the larger two story
ruins of Rhundunan House, the seat of the MacAskills. Today the nearest
habitation is 4 miles away in Glen Brittle. We enjoyed only the company of Minke
and Pilot whales feeding in the Hebridean sea.
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