Loch Ard

[warthog1981]

Last Tuesday I met up with Magikelly And Red kit from SOTP to paddle Loch Ard i,ll let the pictures do the talking

Its safe to say it was a perfect day out

Ready for the off

Graemes canoe

what way round should this picture be

some of the scenery

Us stopping for a spot of light lunch

Our cake ready to cook

pizza anyone

looks good enough to eat there was a whole two bags of chocolate raisins added to the mix and it was delicious

Graeme Thur a stick for Toby and Toby decided it was easier to fetch it by canoe

Every canoe should have a figure head

SOTP shot by me in Graemes Canoe John said earlier that its a little tipper than were used to BIG understatement very very tippy but fast with it

how its supposed to look

Did we say there was no wind

SOTP shot from the front of Johns canoe

The last photo heading back to the cars

Thanks to everyone for a great day out was a fantastic day out

 

[Toddy]

I'm rapidly coming to the conclusion I want another boat

Beautiful photos Looks like one of those perfect days out.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[MagiKelly]

May as well add my 2p Here is my blogg from SotP

Due to the roadworks we were a little due to the roadworks but it was worth the wait.

Only Red Kite and his dog Toby managed to join us. Of course us was Warthog1981, my two daughters, Kes a friends dog we were dog-sitting and Bes another friends dog we were babysitting.

So with the food pack our canoe was well loaded but since Graeme forgot his camera you will never see how full

At the out in ready for the off you could see it was going to be a good day for a paddle.

Graeme says it has been a while since he has been out but he should remember this paddling lark.

Russell gets into this picture taking lark.

The reflections were very strong

I think Graeme is enjoying himself. Even Toby seems to be enjoying the paddle.

Of course it is soon time to stop for lunch. Graeme studies his impressive brass paperweight while my child slaves prepare the pizzas (one would not be enough)

After pizzas we make a cake. This had some unusual properties and required all of Russell's strength to mix. I think he has some pictures of how it turned out. I will leave others to comment on this.

While we ate Kes was retrieving sticks from the water as if his life depended on it

Lunch over we headed off to explore the rest of the Loch.

This gives a bit of an idea of how full our canoe was.

We had to stop have a look at the totem, before we headed off down the narrows.

While the girls built dams Russell had a go in Graeme's canoe. We tried it tandem as well. It is a work of art and very fast but felt very tippy compared to the prospector.

I may have mentioned it was pretty calm

Down through the narrows we explored the river and the small lochs. The Autumn colours were superb and the still water reflected this completely.

All to soon it was time to paddle back to the cars. Once loaded up we had a last brew and some biscuits before heading home.

As I have said it was a superb day. Paddling a great loch in ideal conditions with good friends. If only every day could be like this.

 

[warthog1981]

I'm rapidly coming to the conclusion I want another boat

Beautiful photos Looks like one of those perfect days out.

cheers,
Toddy

you welcome to come out for a spin in the canoe anytime you like

 

[Toddy]

Ooh, temptation

Seriously those are some stunning photographs you and John took

Cheers,
M

 

[Mistwalker]

Those are beautiful pictures, looks like an awesome trip. Light lunch?? The pizza and cake look fantastic!

 

[alpha_centaur]

Looks lovely, really need to try this canoeing lark.