Blog Entries from Marc Calhoun
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Last Update: Monday, August 29, 2022 - 19:19
I was fortunate to have been able to visit one of my favourite islands, Scarp, twice this year. It is a hard island to get to, and most visitors come from passing sailboats, It was a bit busier in...
It was back in 1998 that I first climbed Dun Cann, the summit of Raasay. Looking south from the summit, I saw the ruins of a large village set on a grassy ledge, 300 feet above the sea. A look at the...
The Continuing Adventures of Hjalmar BjorgeSeason 5 - Episode 5 - Mingulay to MullExploring the Isles of the West Cruise April 18-May 2, 2022From Mingulay we motored across...
The Continuing Adventures of Hjalmar BjorgeSeason 5 - Episode 4 - MingulayExploring the Isles of the West Cruise April 18-May 2, 2022After a night at the Monachs, we awoke to a...
The Continuing Adventures of Hjalmar BjorgeSeason 5 - Episode 3 - Scarp to the MonachsExploring the Isles of the West Cruise April 18-May 2, 2022After our wedding surprise in the Sound...
The Continuing Adventures of Hjalmar BjorgeSeason 5 - Episode 2 - Isay to ScarpExploring the Isles of the West Cruise April 18-May 2, 2022After our exploration of Isay we steamed across...
The Continuing Adventures of Hjalmar BjorgeSeason 5 - Episode 1 - Oban to IsayExploring the Isles of the West Cruise April 18-May 2, 2022After being cancelled for two years, Season 5 has...
More delays. We ran out of beer, so the guide went on strike until we returned to Oban to stock up. Once the bar was replenished we head over to Oronsay. The sea is calm, so a landing on the...
The following review of Beehive Dwellings of the Hebrides appeared in the Stornoway Gazette. The review was written by Frank Rennie, who has allowed me to reproduce it here. The book can be purchased...
Leaving Gigha in our wake I set a course west to Islay. Under rainy skies we pass Port Ellen, where the smell from the giant maltings and whisky warehouses is sublime. I anchor just west of Port...
