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In July 2011 Cape Farewell embarked on a month-long expedition by boat across the Scottish Islands, bringing the notion and experience of expedition home to the UK, with an exploration of island ecologies and cultures, and of the strategies for sustainable and resilient futures being implemented across the Scottish Isles. More ›

The Crew

The expedition crew of 40 includes island artists, storytellers, film makers, playwrights, architects, designers, musicians, community leaders, social scientists, ecologists, marine biologists, oceanographers, poets, acclaimed Gaelic singers and a chef.
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First sip of Scottish cocktail: Mull, Muck, Eigg & Rum

Chris Reed pulling a sample of the organically farmed, renewable energy fuelled cheese

SAMS and marine snot

At SAMS (Scottish Association for Marine Science) we hear about the Cultural Centre for Algae & Protozoa and the discovery of Neolithic communities. We learn that the Western Isles will be a test area for high speed internet connections and begin to understand how bio-gas can be harvested from algae. We hear about a cold-water... Read more ›