Another canoe trip. We went on a trip to Loch Lomond this weekend. Warthog, Bluecanoe my girls and I were heading off to Clairinish and Scott Charles River was going to join us on Friday night.
Russell had to get to my house on a three hour train journey. Since he was bringing stuff for Jim and had bought new paddles he was a little weighed down
Anyway once adjusting the roof bars on the Defender to take two canoes side by side we headed off to Balmaha where we met Jim and loaded the canoes ready for the trip
Even with all the luxury items we could think of and the gear for the girls we still seemed to have plenty of space. Looks like I need more kit
Out on the water we even had some freeboard. It was a little windy on the crossing to Inchcialloch but once in its lea it was not too bad.
Once on Clairinish it was time to set up the tarps and our home for the next two nights.
Nick arrived to inspect our accommodation and seemed quite impressed.
From the water you can see the full scope of the Bedouin village we had created
We all agreed the weather was changeable. One minute sunshine, then cloudy then rainy. The rainbows had a hard time keeping up.
After a night of showers I took Gwen for a paddle round the island in a sunny spell.
And got the SotP shot. Of course I had to get my bow paddler in action.
The girls spent a lot of the day testing the hammocks to their limit
As did Jim I sense a convert.
Out for a paddle I thought I better get the patented Lloyd self portrait shot (Makes sense to SotP members)
The second night was a lot calmer with a good sunset for the girls.
Of course it was after sunset before we had dinner. We were running slightly behind schedule due to a three hour lunch SMbigthumb. Since Jim was the "new boy" he got the small portion of Haggis, Tatties and Neeps
And of course after dinner there can be only one camp dessert
Next morning we decided to try Jim's steel cafietierre on the firebox. Works well which is a bonus cause Jim is not a morning person and need his coffee to get him jump started in the morning. If only the girls were as slow to get started.
The girls decided to spent the last morning training the ducks that had adopted them.
All too soon it was time to break camp. As you can see we like to leave no trace. The damp spot on the sand is where the firebox was if it helps you bearings.
Considering it was dead calm first thing the wind had picked up a bit. Still it just makes the paddling more interesting.
Once back at Balmaha it was time to load up and go back to the real world.
I have kept this fairly brief others may fill in the details of the eating
Russell had to get to my house on a three hour train journey. Since he was bringing stuff for Jim and had bought new paddles he was a little weighed down
Anyway once adjusting the roof bars on the Defender to take two canoes side by side we headed off to Balmaha where we met Jim and loaded the canoes ready for the trip
Even with all the luxury items we could think of and the gear for the girls we still seemed to have plenty of space. Looks like I need more kit
Out on the water we even had some freeboard. It was a little windy on the crossing to Inchcialloch but once in its lea it was not too bad.
Once on Clairinish it was time to set up the tarps and our home for the next two nights.
Nick arrived to inspect our accommodation and seemed quite impressed.
From the water you can see the full scope of the Bedouin village we had created
We all agreed the weather was changeable. One minute sunshine, then cloudy then rainy. The rainbows had a hard time keeping up.
After a night of showers I took Gwen for a paddle round the island in a sunny spell.
And got the SotP shot. Of course I had to get my bow paddler in action.
The girls spent a lot of the day testing the hammocks to their limit
As did Jim
I sense a convert.
Out for a paddle I thought I better get the patented Lloyd self portrait shot
(Makes sense to SotP members)
The second night was a lot calmer with a good sunset for the girls.
Of course it was after sunset before we had dinner. We were running slightly behind schedule due to a three hour lunch SMbigthumb. Since Jim was the "new boy" he got the small portion of Haggis, Tatties and Neeps
And of course after dinner there can be only one camp dessert
Next morning we decided to try Jim's steel cafietierre on the firebox. Works well which is a bonus cause Jim is not a morning person and need his coffee to get him jump started in the morning. If only the girls were as slow to get started.
The girls decided to spent the last morning training the ducks that had adopted them.
All too soon it was time to break camp. As you can see we like to leave no trace. The damp spot on the sand is where the firebox was if it helps you bearings.
Considering it was dead calm first thing the wind had picked up a bit. Still it just makes the paddling more interesting.
Once back at Balmaha it was time to load up and go back to the real world.
I have kept this fairly brief others may fill in the details of the eating
nice photos by the way.
