tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post7381318269688982801..comments2024-03-27T00:02:28.418+00:00Comments on Alex and Bob`s Blue Sky Scotland: Ailsa Craig trip. Kingdom of the Sea Birds. Girvan.blueskyscotlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-8711283732119074292016-06-29T00:48:38.790+01:002016-06-29T00:48:38.790+01:00You might be right Carol about it being partly men...You might be right Carol about it being partly mental otherwise how do folk that get car sick as a passenger cope better if they drive themselves. I'll tell him to have a big meal next time he sets sail on the bounding North Atlantic...blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-44268128400642932172016-06-29T00:42:11.864+01:002016-06-29T00:42:11.864+01:00Hi Kay,
Yes, he gets car sick as well sometimes bu...Hi Kay,<br />Yes, he gets car sick as well sometimes but only feels off colour if he's not driving himself.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-19533941334767173172016-06-29T00:40:07.210+01:002016-06-29T00:40:07.210+01:00Cheers Linda.Cheers Linda.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-53173788954392014502016-06-28T08:54:32.205+01:002016-06-28T08:54:32.205+01:00As to the seasickness - a load of people came up o...As to the seasickness - a load of people came up on deck on The Claymore (Uist ferry back then) to be sick on a rough crossing. Me and my friend got them preoccupied with various activities like standing on one leg, trying to walk a straight line, recognizing sea birds and absolutely not one of them ended up being sick. Prompts me to think a lot of it is mental stress... I still can't see how supposedly your ears (where your balance mechanisms are) connect with your stomach. Alex does know to eat beforehand doesn't he?Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-14300824879188387582016-06-27T23:42:41.257+01:002016-06-27T23:42:41.257+01:00So sorry that Alex got seasick! I really feel for ...So sorry that Alex got seasick! I really feel for him as I that way myself and have to take medication if I know I am going on a boat. <br />Interesting about curling stones from this island! I love the photos of the birds and the seals, such a special spot. Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-57603540856182393802016-06-27T16:05:41.148+01:002016-06-27T16:05:41.148+01:00Looks like a great time, and your photos are beaut...Looks like a great time, and your photos are beautiful!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-50523823964620507362016-06-27T01:59:25.961+01:002016-06-27T01:59:25.961+01:00Cheers Carol,
I can't see either myself or Al...Cheers Carol, <br />I can't see either myself or Alex ever getting to St Kilda. Too expensive- too much commitment in advance for what could easily be poor weather on the trip and John and Gail have already been there years ago.<br />I don't get motion sickness very often but if it's rough for long enough I have felt it start to kick in, same with altitude sickness. Not pleasant and I've known a few people over the years who were very prone to it which did effect their choice/preference for future outdoor activities. Apart from taking 'sea leg' tablets beforehand (which Alex did) I don't think you can "grow some balls" for motion sickness unless you deliberately train yourself up gradually over a number of journeys for rough seas as even experienced sailors and airline crews feel motion sick sometimes if its rough enough over a distance. More likely its occupations that suit folk that are already immune to a large degree. <br />The boat across the Med to Corsica, as detailed in my first book, is the worst I've ever experienced for so many folk feeling unwell during a crossing at the same time, although I have to say our continental cousins endured it with commendable grace, elegance, and discreet, mostly invisible, suffering into hidden provided bags. <br />Although I've never felt remotely sick on a plane at any time it always disturbs me that Ryanair do not seem to provide any of the little white bags beside every seat in obvious easy to reach view. It just seems sensible somehow but maybe they suddenly appear if you ask for one. (just looked it up online- removed to cut costs so probably have to ask or bring one on yourself.)blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-82553005178927734202016-06-26T23:08:54.741+01:002016-06-26T23:08:54.741+01:00Lucky you knowing people with a boat like that - I...Lucky you knowing people with a boat like that - I wish I had such great contacts! Alex will have to grow a better set of sea-legs if he wants to do the Kildan sea stacks as he'll meet much worse seas going over there. I have to admit to not being able to understand sea-sickness myself as I don't see how motion connects with your stomach - only food is allowed to connect with mine - no other sensations allowed!<br /><br />Wish I could have come with you anyway - that looks a trig point worth bagging!Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-8166483534926285332016-06-25T19:23:13.387+01:002016-06-25T19:23:13.387+01:00Hi Douglas,
It was a lot rougher than it looks be...Hi Douglas,<br /> It was a lot rougher than it looks between Ailsa and Girvan as I could only risk photos in the more sheltered spots. Most of the time we were powering over a four foot swell, occasionally slamming into the dips with force or jumping into the air from one wave crest to another at speed. A lot calmer conditions on the return.<br />I had a sore neck and shoulder for several days afterwards as I was lying down at the front and left the boat several times in the air before slamming down again.<br />Power boating at any speed in heavy seas is a really brutal affair and not the cool sport it looks from a distance.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-44354492809582198282016-06-25T19:11:00.867+01:002016-06-25T19:11:00.867+01:00Hi Ian,
Enjoyed the trip but happy to stay on boa...Hi Ian,<br /> Enjoyed the trip but happy to stay on boat this time. During hill ascent last time got hit repeatedly by dive bombing gulls puking and crapping all over me, mist came down on summit and then found a biblical plague of flies as companions for the descent. Must depend on the time of year I suppose as I would not count it as a great hill day out :o) Really liked the low tide traverse around the island though. An action packed 4km wonderland of visual delights.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-17004161851916128202016-06-24T22:14:40.890+01:002016-06-24T22:14:40.890+01:00Hi Bob glad you enjoyed your trip. We kayaked out ...Hi Bob glad you enjoyed your trip. We kayaked out about 2 weeks ago in some very lively conditions. Alex would NOT have enjoyed that crossing. It was great to see the puffins back in such numbers and also kittiwakes at the NW of the island.<br /><br />:o)Douglas Wilcoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12113557051872905710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-24573081288352952202016-06-24T21:31:32.499+01:002016-06-24T21:31:32.499+01:00Great, great place Bob..... I rate this as the be...Great, great place Bob..... I rate this as the best combined sea kayak/hillwalk day I have ever experienced. Done as a "day trip" from Aberdeenshire it assumed somewhat epic proportions, leaving home at 0400 and arriving back at 0130 the following morning, my road north enlivened by a great show of noctilucent cloud.<br /><br />:o)Ian Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14130778756061507141noreply@blogger.com