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Isle Of Kerera castle route

Isle Of Kerera castle route


Postby Peter913 » Sun Feb 24, 2013 4:07 pm

Route description: Gylen Castle circuit, Isle of Kerrera

Date walked: 23/02/2013

Time taken: 4.5 hours

Distance: 12 km

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Hi

Took a trip to Kerrera Yesterday on the bus to Oban then the wee ferry across was a stunning location after i googled it the night before so decided to take the trip met up with a nice couple andy and his partner who did the same path as me was a over cast day but the sun came out for the last half of the walk took a trip off the track to the old castle and a old fishing boat on the island the castle will bring back memories for me as this is where my dental bridge came out so dentist next week

i managed to follow the track round then caught the 4 pm ferry back then sat in a bar had a few glass of wine then headed home after a very tiring day

Comments welcome on my images

Peter
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Re: Isle Of Kerera castle route

Postby Gordie12 » Sun Feb 24, 2013 7:37 pm

Hi Peter

Great to see Kerera again, we did the circular round the island a few years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Photos are good, I especially like the B&W of the old boat.
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Re: Isle Of Kerera castle route

Postby Peter913 » Sun Feb 24, 2013 8:37 pm

Gordie12 wrote:Hi Peter

Great to see Kerera again, we did the circular round the island a few years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Photos are good, I especially like the B&W of the old boat.


Many thanks was a great day out plus im still feeling it today was harder than id thought

Peter
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Re: Isle Of Kerera castle route

Postby jwramsay » Mon Feb 25, 2013 2:56 pm

Great set of photographs there Peter, that wee fishing boat does indeed look pretty lonely.
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Re: Isle Of Kerera castle route

Postby Peter913 » Mon Feb 25, 2013 11:28 pm

Thanks Jim

Yes it was same as the whole island

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Re: Isle Of Kerera castle route

Postby CelticSmurf » Tue Feb 26, 2013 1:15 pm

Nice photos, particularly like the old boat in colour. Saturday was a gorgeous day in Oban, we nipped up McCaigs Folly the view was fab :)
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