Docked at Bilbao on time, disembarkation was just as efficient as boarding, customs and immigration cleared quickly. This the first of our proper long days in the saddle. Quite cool in Bilbao, but temperature gradually rising as we head down…
Full day at sea, with not an awful lot to do. Cabin is basic, theoretically sleeps 4, it’s cramped with 3 and the spare bunk used for storage. Only really room for one person to stand up at a time.…
Ominous weather forecast with gusty winds and thundery showers. Turned out not to be anything like that bad, just a couple of showers on the way down. Journey was in stages, my house to Redcar to pick up Paul. Redcar…
Taken me a couple of weeks to get round to the last post. Probably a few sore heads this morning. Loch Ness still very lively, we had a choice of 1.5miles portage through the woods, but we’d lost one of…
Definitely a day of two halves. Started the day with the Loch like glass. Really easy paddle down to the “Joshua Tree” campsite. Afternoon conditions for a bit more challenging. 2 foot waves on the Loch and a really strong…
No signal last night so couldn’t update. Leisurely paddle down to Fort Augustus and a long portage onto Loch Ness. Paddled 17k of Loch Ness to another great wild campsite
Shattered. Paddled 28km and two portages today. Finished Loch Lochy, Caledonian Canal into Loch Oich and then out the far side ABs back onto Caledonian Canal.
Well that was hard work. Met at Neptune’s staircase and loaded up the canoes. Paddled 10k to the end of the canal, then a fairly tough portage to get onto Loch Lochy. A gentle 1k across Loch Lochy to our…
Scotland day 1. Home to Fort William.
Last night of trip, thanks to everyone for following.
