Just back on Sunday from a brilliant time up on Loch Shiel with Rich (Shewie), Jason (jag009) and Stephen (Gailainne), travelled up on Sunday the 10th of November crossing the Corran Ferry in brilliant sunshine, this was the last we would see of the big yellow disc in the sun, the rest of the week was kinda windy to put it mildly, with gusts of wind hitting over 40 mph. The wild conditions certainly didn't spoil things as i still managed to get out paddling every day, even though certain days were really just about battling the wind and waves and hugging the coast. All 4 of us are pretty used to these kind of conditions and we used our experience well when pitching our tents, Rich had a high sided winter wall tent and i had a 3m high Bergans teepee and they managed to stand up to the high winds all week, with the only casualty being Shewies stove pipe, which was quickly sorted after he chopped another 20 tons of wood for his stove 
Most evenings were spent with a wee nightcap or two in the teepee keeping nice and toasty round the frontier stove. Even with the wild conditions we managed to do a tad of exploring with a visit to the stunning Eilean Fhianain Isle (St Finnans Isle) which was home to the 7th century chapel of St Finnan. Rich and Jason managed a bit of hill climbing to enjoy the stunning views, while Stephen tested out his new self made hammock system in the woods. I managed to put together a wee video of the week, but forgot to wipe the SD card on the gopro camera before the trip, so didn't have much footage to use, however i hope you enjoy it anyway and it inspires you to visit our stunning highlands of Scotland. I'm sure the other guys will have some photos to put up later.
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Most evenings were spent with a wee nightcap or two in the teepee keeping nice and toasty round the frontier stove. Even with the wild conditions we managed to do a tad of exploring with a visit to the stunning Eilean Fhianain Isle (St Finnans Isle) which was home to the 7th century chapel of St Finnan. Rich and Jason managed a bit of hill climbing to enjoy the stunning views, while Stephen tested out his new self made hammock system in the woods. I managed to put together a wee video of the week, but forgot to wipe the SD card on the gopro camera before the trip, so didn't have much footage to use, however i hope you enjoy it anyway and it inspires you to visit our stunning highlands of Scotland. I'm sure the other guys will have some photos to put up later.[video=youtube_share;Jo8wiigapxw]http://youtu.be/Jo8wiigapxw[/video]
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