Blog Entries from Marc Calhoun
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Last Update: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 - 22:25
Since 2016 it has been my privilege to guide an annual 10 day cruise on the ship Hjalmar Bjorge, operated by Northern Light Cruising Company. The itinerary for the 2019 cruise has now been set....
On our upcoming cruise in June, one of the islands I hope we can land on is tiny Eilean Mòr, which lies a quarter-mile off the coast of Knapdale.For such a small island (a half-mile long, a quarter-...
One of the possible destinations on our cruise in June is Inchkenneth. I have only been there once, (see Book 1, Chapter 12) and am looking forward to returning. The jewel of the island is the chapel...
I have walked the Lewis/Harris border. Well, at least I think I've walked the Lewis/Harris border.The border is artificial, to say the least. It's hard to see on the ground, and even harder to see on...
I have always wanted to sleep in one of the beehive cells that are to be found in the remoter parts of Lewis and Harris. They are such beautiful structures, structures that had survived for centuries...
The recent death of the Rev. Billy Graham reminded me of something I was told many years ago. The subject of the discussion was the chapel at the south end of Rona (AKA South Rona). This beautiful...
Take a look at the OS map that covers the centre of Pairc, in the southeast of Lewis. And as you do, see if something unusual stands out; for there is something odd there. Don't see it yet? ...
The dates have been set for my 2019 guide trip. It will run from July 10 - 19, and the primary destination will be North Rona. I have been fortunate to have visited Rona on two occasions. The first...
He is much maligned. And over the past 40 years it has seemed incorrect to say anything positive about him. But I will.Alasdair Alpin Macgregor was an author I discovered in 1989, when I was obsessed...
I am looking forward to returning to Oronsay in June. It is a tidal island off the south side of Colonsay, and the first time I was there was in 1993. On that occasion my wife and I walked across the...