Friday 20 August 2010

An early night out

 Every year there comes the moment when the increasingly shorter days begin to impact evening paddles.
Even before the launch daylight was fading.
The serene conditions invited a crossing but time available meant this was not to be.


 4* leader.

Plastic first.

Towards Mull Head.

Hide and seek.

Moonrise.
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5 comments:

  1. Tony21 August 2010 at 03:10

    Here its getting dark 8:30 ish. Being further north, I expect you're still getting lots of light at that time?

    Tony :-)

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  2. Sean Smith - Fat Paddler21 August 2010 at 06:25

    That coastline looks absolutely magnificent! What a sensational place to paddle, I'm extremely jealous. :)

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  3. Mackayak21 August 2010 at 07:04

    Hi Tony,
    At 59 degrees north sunset is at 8.43pm today but by December our daylight hours will have become ridiculously short, about 6 hours, in bad weather with the sun low in the sky this can feel like perpetual twilight..!

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  4. Mackayak21 August 2010 at 13:14

    Cheers FP! We wouldn't regard this stretch of cliff as particularly special! We do have some awesome cliffs and caves around here though.
    Next time you are in the northern hemisphere perhaps you could add Orkney and Shetland to your itinerary... ;-)

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  5. Fat Paddler22 August 2010 at 04:11

    Will definitely keep that in mind. :)

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