Loch Lomond island tour leaving from Luss with an overnight camp on inchconnachan.

[davyowens]

Bay on Northwest side of Inchtavannach.

Inchtavannach at mouth of the strait...

Lady Arran's summer house.....a bit of a midge den....

Sawmill at back of house...

The bay we camped in at southern side of Inchconnachan Island.

Unloading the gear...to set camp.

Campsite...Superb spot.

WE did see the odd midge or two!!!...but we made a good choice & had a reliable breeze most of the time.

WE chose not to feed the critters as would have almost certainly been a pest if we had...they resemble giant rats...but we enjoyed their company all the same.

Aclimatising (we dinna go on the watter if we're no prepared tae go in it)

Click on picture below for video..
.Gps track

 

[andybysea]

Great post Davy, with some cracking pics,the weather looks superb.

 

[gsfgaz]

Brilliant pics bro, that water looked cauld ..
r u sure u had enough gear with u ...
what a brilliant camp spot ...

 

[Barn Owl]

Lovely pictures Davy.

Gei' the wallabys an inch an' they'll take ten miles!

 

[davyowens]

Brilliant pics bro, that water looked cauld ..
r u sure u had enough gear with u ...
what a brilliant camp spot ...

Yeh but we were spoilt for choice with campspots...loads of similar bays....but don't know how busy it would be on a weekend?? we went Thursday -Friday...

 

[davyowens]

Lovely pictures Davy.

Gei' the wallabys an inch an' they'll take ten miles!

Yep..Foxy as hell they are ...we Totally ignored them..."as if they were'nt even there"...& they were just about sitting on our knee....they do eventually suss out that your no use if your not parting with grub....& then.. Pi** off & eat some shrubs like nature intended...I'd say - looking at how tame they are - they get a lot of handouts from folk who don't know the "don't feed the bears rule" though.

 

[jonnie drake]

very very nice

 

[davyowens]

Great post Davy, with some cracking pics,the weather looks superb.

Yeh we won a watch mate...The sun was splitting the trees but with a good breeze to keep the old midges down...was wild on the friday though...we had a good old headwind & done some shore hugging on the way back to Luss...still a canter though..highly recommended...especially if you potter about & get out at every nice bay & explore the way we did...copped a great but very short lived view of the mighty osprey as well! Superb

 

[Toddy]

Beautiful
Looks like a really good trip

I do like the kayaks (waits to get shouted down by the Canadian canoeists :rolleyes, but I've couped in that loch and it's damned cold ) amazing amount of kit they hold

Thanks for sharing

Cheers,
Toddy

 

[davyowens]

Brilliant pics bro, that water looked cauld ..
r u sure u had enough gear with u ...
what a brilliant camp spot ...

I reckon the back of that old wooden lodge would be a superb Winter campspot matey.

 

[drewdunnrespect]

wow is all i can say

 

[davyowens]

Beautiful
Looks like a really good trip

I do like the kayaks (waits to get shouted down by the Canadian canoeists :rolleyes, but I've couped in that loch and it's damned cold ) amazing amount of kit they hold.
Cheers,
Toddy

Yeah good boats, they just get better with every trip. The northshore is a medium volume boat carrying loads of gear, my bro has never actually manged to fill it to capacity despite taking along everthing he thinks he'll need including on most trips a bag of logs!!. The Icefloe is a long range expedition kayak which carries an obscene amount of gear & I always have a fair go at filling it out - the front hatch at 55 litres is usually home to my very basic but bombproof 4 man - force ten hotel - complete with extended porch!!! - great if the weather turns nasty. The rear comparment is a massive 90 litres + a spare 50 liters in the cockpit behind the seat & in front of the footrest. Both hatches are 100% watertight.
You may have noticed the prospector {I think} Canoe passing our campsite in a couple of my photos, to me, a thing of beauty, the very sight of a traditional Canoe on the water always stops me in my tracks,- but I don't really get the big distinction that's made between the Canoe & the {Sea} Kayak...they both share a similarly ancient heritage - the true sea kayaks lines based on the original Inuit design, unchanged for many hundreds of years & reckoned by some historians to be as old as 4000 years!!. I've done some paddling in traditional canoes & the experience is just as rewarding be it {canoe} or {Kayak}...to me its a means to an end, & that end is a remote unihabited shoreline....to the induvidual, its Horses for courses I suppose.
The loch was quite cold but the sea lochs are definately colder by far even in late summer....must be due to the large tidal movements.
We always stick to our motto come rain or shine - dress for immersion & don't go on it if you've not already been in it....me running & jumping in is not just fooling around...we re-aclimatise after every long stop...keeps us sharp. (we keep telling ourselves) - Would't mind a try at a drysuit though as sometimes I dread to dooch.

Cheers.

 

[Large Sack]

God job. I posted a similar comment on another post but I really am envious. Got to do this one day.

Cheers

Sack

PS. What are the tents that you are both using?

 

[davyowens]

God job. I posted a similar comment on another post but I really am envious. Got to do this one day.

Cheers

Sack

PS. What are the tents that you are both using?

The tents are both old Vango Force Ten expedition tents - the big one is a 3-4 man Mk4 CN model, the wee one is a single man. I'd say the big tent is a bit overkill but good if 'weathered in'. I highly recommend the wee one but they are both totally solid once up.
We paid buttons for ours on Ebay but they still make & sell these babies after more than 40 years!
http://www.vangoforceten.co.uk/

 

[Large Sack]

Thanks Davy. Checking them out now

Sack