Lochgoilhead
It was raining when I left home to travel the 6 miles to the "A Frames Dive Site" at the now-disused Finnart Oil Terminal on Loch Long. By the time I reached the car park, the rain had eased off a bit, but it was all a bit misty. At least it was nice and...Continue reading→
The Sugarboat with a bit of fishing
Having spent the morning with my chainsaw and chipper, chopping trees and processing the branches, I decided to take the afternoon off and head out in the Taran. I was a beautiful day after all. With no particular plan in mind, I headed across to Clynder, to gain some shelter from the wind blowing up...Continue reading→
HCC Club Night Loch Long
What a wet day. It did nothing but pour down all day long. Consequently, when I arrived at the HCC boat containers at the RNCYC, I wondered if anyone was actually going to turn up. But then first Steve arrived closely followed by Kate. With a club boat loaded onto Steves car, we set off...Continue reading→
Mull: Loch Scridain Evening Paddle with Russ
Russ was keen for another paddle the following evening. I nearly said no, but I was so glad I didn't! This evening we decided to head around Loch Scridain in a different direction. It was a gorgeous evening. The ever present wind was still blowing though, creating a choppy swell with hard going into the...Continue reading→
Mull: Loch Scridain Evening Paddle with Russ
We were having a lovely relaxing afternoon on the Port Nan Gael campsite, when I saw another camper van with a Rockpool Taran on its roof come into the campsite. This is not something you see every day, so I went to say hello to the owner, explaining I also own a Taran, but I...Continue reading→
Mull: Loch Scridain Morning paddle with Mrs T
With the passing of our Greyhound Gemma, we decided to get away from it all and headed for a short break on Mull. We stopped for a couple of nights in our campervan at the rather excellent Port Nan Gael campsite on the Ross of Mull, next to Loch Scridain. The weather was brilliant, hot...Continue reading→
Raasay Day 3
Work in progress 3.9 nm 1 hour Fab!
Raasay Day 2
Waking up at about 4am in the morning, I stuck my head out of the tent – it was already light. The view of the Sound, "Caol Rona", didn't look great from a paddling perspective. Looking at the wind and swell coming through the Sound, I could see that going around Rona would be a...Continue reading→
Raasay Day 1
After a four and a half hour drive in my campervan, I finally made it to my destination: a John Muir Trust carpark near Torrin on the Isle of Skye . I opted for this car park as a) it was only 20-25 minutes drive to the ferry port at Sconser; b) the car park...Continue reading→
HCC Evening Session
As I needed to have a chat with Gordon regarding a trip I'm planning, I decided to meet Gordon down at the Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club (RNCYC) at the Tuesday Evenings club session. Rather than faff about with putting the roof rack on the car, loading my boat etc I decided it was...Continue reading→
Gare Loch Helensburgh
A flat calm and very wet training paddle out in the Taran, from the Kirk Brae slipway on Gare Loch to Helensburgh and return. 7.8nm (9.3 miles) 1 hour 46 minutes (Average speed = 5.3 mph) GPS track
Maidens to Dunure and return – A DCKC Peer Trip
At Tuesday's DCKC Loch Lomond session I told Iain, I probably wouldn't make it on the Maidens trip planned for Thursday. I have been having a few car issues of late, with my car mysteriously going into limp mode every now and again. Wednesday morning, out of frustration with the garage "who will not be...Continue reading→
