A British Island Adventure

In Outdoor Photography , Issue 131, October 2010 we've got to Barra.

Scillonian III docked at Penzance Clean and tidy the flat, ready for departure — leave bags for pick up by the gate — bus to Hugh Town ...

Hell Bay, Bryher Choppy sea, rocking boat, leaves T waving from the quay — solo mission to Bryher — rapid climb up Samson Hill — dramat...

dinghy to Nornour, Isles of Scilly Hugh Town via Holy Vale nature trail — board the Blue Hunter for a trip to the Eastern Isles with ...

cream teas and swing bands on St Mary's Slow start, missed bus — coffee at the quay from The Pilchard Pit — Heike, the famous vet, ...

floating in Great Bay, St Martin's Early bus to the quay — return to St Martin's, docking at Higher Town — Little Arthur's ...

Kettle Point, Tresco Gloomy day — meet our neighbour and her dog Kai as we wait for the rickety bus — miserable bus driver, even here —...

palm tree, blue sky, St Mary's Packed up and expelled from paradise — bags left for pick-up — look round the excellent Phoenix Craf...

St Martin's Bay En masse sailing to St Martin's on the Surprise — expert boat handling in the shallows — low tide dock at Lowe...

the view from Gugh to St Agnes Arrive at the crammed quay too late for the overflowing 10:15, so catch the second boat to St Agnes — bi...

stacked stones at Carn Leh Cove, Old Town, St Mary's Cloudy start — walk to Old Town — ordered allotments slide down to the coastal...

ruin on South Hill, Samson Morning swim for T (in wetsuit) at Porth Cressa — quiet before the 9:30 inter-island boats depart — deliciou...

Tresco orderliness Awake to a sea mist — join queue for boat tickets — the first boat to Tresco appears to be full of refugees clad in ...

watching the gig racing A young man prods crabs with a stick at Newford Island — his girlfriend collects shells to arrange into an Art ...

onboard the Scillonian III cairn on Buzza Hill above St Mary's Queasily plucked from bed at 2:15am — begin the family trek d...

OK, I know it's not island related, but we got married on Tuesday. After 13 years together, we are now looking forward to more ...

In Outdoor Photography , Issue 129 , August 2010 we have reached the Isle of Bute.

In Outdoor Photography , Issue 127 , June 2010 we arrive in Cornwall.

Eilean Glas lighthouse, Scalpay In 1821 Robert Louis Stevenson paid a visit to Eilean Glas on the island of Scalpay . During the trip ...

More than 300 birdwatchers have requested further information about a job vacancy at the Fair Isle Bird Observatory, 24 miles south of Shetl...

Anna Meredith from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Sudies in Midlothian is currently investigating a disease affecting palmate newts ...