Not a great photo, is it? It needs some explanation. It was taken with a big zoom lens from the island of North Ronaldsay at the very northern tip of the Orkney Islands last summer, after Heather and I had spent several weeks kayaking there from the Scottish mainland. The hazy outline in the photo [...]
Archive for July 2010
Furthest North 2 comments
Surprise Party Leave a comment
Early Saturday morning … Heather realised that something was up when she drove past a friend whom she hadn’t seen for two years, close to our house. At breakfast he and many more friends turned up to join us, and as the day went on, numbers increased until we had a crowd of dozens joining [...]
South West Sea Kayaking Meet 2010 11 comments
Back in 2008, we held a ‘book launch weekend’ to celebrate the arrival of ‘South West Sea Kayaking’. The weekend was based at East Prawle in south Devon, and was a lot of fun. We did it again in 2009. Purely for want of a name, it became the South West Sea Kayaking Meet, and this appears to [...]
What camera do you use…? *Updated* 4 comments
***This post has seen no end of visits and associated queries. For this reason (and because I’m becoming a sad camera gear geek) I’m submitting an updated version. I still need to get around to writing a basic ‘how-to’ on paddling photography, bear with me…*** I’ve had a fair few enquiries about the equipment used [...]
Don’t try this at home… 6 comments
…namely, camping on a cliff ledge in an unstable and crumbling limestone quarry, accessible only via a slightly dubious scramble. It made for a pleasant and undisturbed night’s sleep however, and it also enabled me to wave my newest eBay acquisition at some bemused seagulls in the morning. Our love affair with the Isle of Purbeck [...]
My Fave Trip Leave a comment
A few months ago, Canoe Kayak UK magazine published a sea kayaking supplement, including a section where ‘Britain’s best sea paddlers’ described their favourite sea paddle. I was also invited to contribute. Below is the bit that I submitted about my local coast… The Isle of Purbeck (Dorset, England) Author: Until Mark Rainsley came to [...]
