Had a Club Sea Kayak trip I had organised on the Skerries, lagoons and beaches of Arisaig and had a solo open paddle on Loch Morar and up the Caley canal and down the River Lochy.
Here are some pics, thursday till thursday.
Ben Nevis from the River Lochy. The lochy is the same river as the Spean, which is a hydro controlled river to help power the Alu. smelter in Fort William. On release, it's the biggest volume river in the UK. The day after I paddled it they had to release it due to high rain flows. It is described as a flat grade 1 in the guide, eh no. It was a high volume river with plenty of nice grd 1-2 rapids with a nice grd 2-3 drop. Lots of freindly fisherman chatting to me on the way down and two elderly fly fishers who asked to watch me shoot the grd 2-3 rapid.
I had paddled along the Caledonian canal, soon to be a canoe trail, for a few hours then portaged over the canal wall and down to the river Lochy. Avoiding a shuttle. The Oich can be done in the same way.
Portage, hence why I like long painters daisy chained.
This clip is of the River Nevis, stonkin' down. SO much rain this week.
The storm shelter makes a good improvised spinnaker for sailing.
Lunch stop on an island, sea kayaking trip before the open boating. The boats top left. Very mild but drizzly on the sunday.
This was the saturday, warm and in the 20s.
Bootiful beaches on Loch Morar islands too.
Sponsored by ...........????
Obligatory kelly kettle stop on the sands of Morar (sea) after an evening open paddle.
Further info when I get time.
If anyone wants any put in, egress info etc give me a PM.
Here are some pics, thursday till thursday.
Ben Nevis from the River Lochy. The lochy is the same river as the Spean, which is a hydro controlled river to help power the Alu. smelter in Fort William. On release, it's the biggest volume river in the UK. The day after I paddled it they had to release it due to high rain flows. It is described as a flat grade 1 in the guide, eh no. It was a high volume river with plenty of nice grd 1-2 rapids with a nice grd 2-3 drop. Lots of freindly fisherman chatting to me on the way down and two elderly fly fishers who asked to watch me shoot the grd 2-3 rapid.
I had paddled along the Caledonian canal, soon to be a canoe trail, for a few hours then portaged over the canal wall and down to the river Lochy. Avoiding a shuttle. The Oich can be done in the same way.
Portage, hence why I like long painters daisy chained.
This clip is of the River Nevis, stonkin' down. SO much rain this week.
The storm shelter makes a good improvised spinnaker for sailing.
Lunch stop on an island, sea kayaking trip before the open boating. The boats top left. Very mild but drizzly on the sunday.
This was the saturday, warm and in the 20s.
Bootiful beaches on Loch Morar islands too.
Sponsored by ...........????
Obligatory kelly kettle stop on the sands of Morar (sea) after an evening open paddle.
Further info when I get time.
If anyone wants any put in, egress info etc give me a PM.