Argonauts of the Western Isles
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Cordee Code: | CTK575 |
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Page Size: | 170 x 240 mm |
No of Pages: | 148 |
Publisher: | Whittles Publishing |
ISBN13: | 9781904445494 |
Language: | English |
Published Date: | July 2008 |
Edition: | New ed , Jul-2008 |
Binding: | Paperback |
Illustrations: | colour plates |
Weight: | 425g |
Product Type: | simple |
Countries: | Scotland |
The west coast of Scotland casts a spell on anyone with a taste for adventure, a feeling for the past or a love of the wild, uninhabited places. With tidal currents of awesome power running between fascinating patterns of islands, it is a challenging place for any type of small craft. Robin Lloyd-Jones has been exploring here in his sea kayak for more than forty years.In this enchanced new edition of Argonauts of the Western Isles he takes us on many a memorable epedition to wild and beautiful shores. Amongst magnificent scenery and ever-changing seas, we are transported to Jura, Scarba, the Garvellach Isles, Mull, Staffa, the Treshnish Isles, the Monack Isles, Iona, Lewis and the Utis, Skye, the Orkneys, the Shetland Isles to places with music in their names, like Tir Nan Og the land of the ever-young, places which, once visited, become part of you.Along the way the author tells us a great deal about kayaking, about the wildlife and the history of the area but, more than that, he makes us feel that we are wi