Tag Archives: Scotland
CitySurfer's Journal: Summer and Fall 1999
July 1999 Thanks Al and Pete for cleaning up the apartment. I guess I owe you guys a dinner, at least. Just didn’t leave enough time to get it all done. London was cool. We had dinner in Brixton last … Continue reading
Coastlives: Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson has paddled more miles in his 37 years than most people will walk in a lifetime. Two of his kayak trips have resulted in books. The first, Blazing Paddles, recounts his 1985 circumnavigation of the Scottish coastline. In … Continue reading
Surfing Scotland, Part 3: Southward
Coasting to a stop beside the vans, I looked again at the waves. I wasn’t epic, but it was plausible and glittering in that lime-green hue, the waist-high waves looked like fun. I asked one of the surfers in the … Continue reading
Surfing Scotland Part 2: The Islands
The little girl’s tiny green face was the picture of woe. Like many other passengers on the ferry crossing The Minch she was seasick, but she wasn’t lying down or crying like the others. She was sitting up and staring … Continue reading
Surfing Scotland Part 1: The Highlands
“Aye, ye jest go up tha hill here, through two gates, an when ye git over tha hill ye’ll see tha loch on yer right. Cross the moor an on tha far side o’ tha loch ye’ll find tha track.” … Continue reading