Tag Archives: boats

Caribbean Commute

Posted on November 16, 2014 by

Whenever we go away on holiday, we take time to notice the locals and their lifestyles. Sitting sipping coffee in the morning we watched many locals drive to work across the blue bay in front of our Barbados hotel. It … Continue reading →

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Gondolas of Venice

Posted on September 19, 2013 by

There is no escaping the elegant beauty of the gondola in Venice, whatever the time of day. Here I found them resting in their stalls like horses in the early morning. Still covered up against the night air, they begin … Continue reading →

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Curvaceous Boats

Posted on June 15, 2013 by

These beautiful wooden curves are perfectly shaped to flow with ease through the water. A design almost as old as time, brought to these Scottish shores by Viking ancestors. Each plank is split from the body of a tree and … Continue reading →

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Tidal Reflections

Posted on June 6, 2013 by

Twice every day the tide rolls in and out of this bay in Plockton. It changes the landscape, and the scenery almost beyond recognition, between high and low tide. It also changes the angles at which the boats float or … Continue reading →

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