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Going North for Autumn
This year so far has been brilliant and illuminating, with barely time to catch my breath. It feels only right and proper to announce here on my webpage that I am heading back North come the autumn. My time in Norway during the winter blew me away, luckily not...
Låder
Låder, Rennesøy. This is where I saw the great pulsating, sweeping curtains of green and pink light leaping through the star lit sky. A low rocky bay ringed by islets where the eagles gather to shake their tale feathers, disturb the wildlife and excite the Selkie...
Rossøya, Norway
God I love this! It’s blowing a gale out there. Winds of 50 coming out of the North West. The boat stinks of diesel fumes with the Refleks stove that had to be turned off when the gusts swung through violently, blowing smoke back down the chimney. That was one thing I...
An interview with Eigg Wildlife Ranger Norah Barnes
It is early June and the heatwave of May has been ousted by blustery chill winds driving out of the North. Norah Barnes has agreed to...
World Ocean Day 8th June
Scotland’s year of Coast and Waters 2020 has been thoughtfully shifted to 2021. Communities and businesses around the country invested imagination and effort into creating celebratory events. To have all that love for the ocean and inland waters swept away by the...
Why I sometimes call puffins penguins!
It was sailing and mountains that first took me to the Falkland Islands but quickly the wildlife, so much a part of that land and seascape, became the deciding factor in my choice to sell up, buy a boat and sail to the south. With Ada 2 I was blessed with a boat that...
How will Selkie come out of Lockdown?
How will Selkie Explorers emerge out of Lockdown? Will she sail with a full crew and passenger list amongst Scottish Islands this...
RYA sets out strategy guidelines for boats getting back out on the water.
RYA sets out guiding principles for boaters to get back on the water safely once restrictions are lifted.
Coronavirus and Selkie
The good news is that Selkie is almost ready for her first voyage of the season. She might not be looking as smart as I had wanted but that is because the weather has been atrocious and painting the deck when there is no substantial gap between rainshowers is a known...
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