Overnight kayaking in Ayrshire....

[davyowens]

Leaving from Dunure & paddling on very Lumpy Seas to Bracken Bay, south of Heads of Ayr, in the firth of clyde - not a great distance but a challenge in the conditions with the reward of Camping overnight in a large cave 15 feet above the high water mark - one of my favourite campspots with an excellent view over the whole firth.

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[Shewie]

Very nice

Tell us more about the stove please

 

[MartinK9]

Great Pics, thanks for sharing.

 

[rancid badger]

Ah proper kayaks,

sadly I can't sit in one comfortably, for long enough to make it feasible to buy one:sadwavey:

So I drifted to the good old Canadian bath tub!

looks like a really magical spot, probably used for millenia by our ancestors.

thanks for posting

atb

R.B.

 

[davyowens]

Yeh you can almost feel the history in the cave ...if you look at the pics you can see the steps worn in the climb up to it...

 

[davyowens]

The stoves a homemade job - out of old stainless bowls & a stainless drain strainer to contain the fire...I posted something about it in the 'homemade' section of the forum a while back....I'ts blown my expectations out of the water - superb bit of kit. Feeds on driftwood but loves charcoal. We use it as our campfire when wood is scarce.
Saves carrying stinky expensive petrol so I've semi-retired my Coleman Peak1.

 

[davyowens]

Them old canadian bathtubs is something I long to own....still trying need to persuade the wife...but getting help from my 6yr old daughter who's turning into a very keen bush-chick.

 

[andybysea]

Nice post/pics Davy you cant beat a nice beach spot.

 

[gsfgaz]

great pics bro , awesome spot , it look's like a safe haven for people many moons ago ....

 

[helixpteron]

Great trip and magical location!

Those caves are something else, I just love the 'on site 'Yak garage'.

Interesting to think that these caves have provided a natural sanctuary for thousands of years, with only the occupants equipment changing...

Speaking of equipment, nice on board bilge pump on the blue 'Yak, weather radio and paddling gear. A very professional set up.

The stove is a masterpiece in its own right, thanks for sharing.

 

[scottishwolf]

Spent a few nights there in the past myself, crackin spot. And the bonus is, it's only 15 mins from my house Heading don the Mull of Galloway tomorrow and Wednesday night but might try and get a night there next week. Not bad fishing there too if you get the tides right Great pics btw

 

[davyowens]

Nice post/pics Davy you cant beat a nice beach spot.

Yeh takes some beating, I saw all the pics from " 7 at the sea"....your area looks awsome....sorry I missed that.....Gaz said it was a cracking trip

 

[Barn Owl]

Walk down there on occasion for my birding too.
Great place to be.

 

[davyowens]

Yep a cracking spot, it was in full bloom & the view is magic - coupled with the sound from that wee waterfall - We've left it in tiptop condition for you after crushing & removing all the empties we found on our arrival - some people just don't get it, do they?....Enjoy the mull...cheers mate.

 

[Peter_t]

looks like you had a great time. i like the location too, house and garage!

pete

 

[Toddy]

Excellent and thanks for sharing

Those photos bring to mind the birlinn roosts under the old sea castles of the west coast

cheers,
Toddy

 

[davyowens]

yeh ...the willife was a great bonus....we saw amongst many, a big heron fishing, a pair of long tailed ducks - never seen these before, & we got followed back to dunure on flat calm seas by a big curious seal.

 

[scottishwolf]

Yep a cracking spot, it was in full bloom & the view is magic - coupled with the sound from that wee waterfall - We've left it in tiptop condition for you after crushing & removing all the empties we found on our arrival - some people just don't get do they?....Enjoy the mull...cheers mate.

Found plenty rubbish down there last time I was down there too, good on you for tidying up . The Mull's getting the same way now too with all the £5 throwaway tents and bottles/cans left everywhere, does my nut in. Last time down at East Tarbet we collected 4 bin bags of rubbish before we left. I'm moving to Shetland for 6 months with my girlfriend to work so hopefully wont see the same kind of mess up there, fingers crossed.