Trip Reports
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Hourn & Knoydart 30Aug-1 Sept24
Launched Arnisdale teatime Friday for South shore of Hourn to camp at entrance. Down Knoydart coast to Nevis on Sat. Up to Sandaig Isles then back up North shore of Hourn to cars at 16.00 Sun. Another weekend of our lives not wasted!
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Aberdeenshire Coast (not Colonsay) – 9-11th August.
The ferry was booked, kit looked out, and maps printed off for Neil Black’s trip to Colonsay, but by the middle of the week it was clear the weather forecast meant that paddling on west coast last weekend was going to be type 3 fun. Having booked time off work, and being keen to get…
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Inverkeithing, industry and history 30th July 2024
Four of us set of from North Queensferry on a perfect summers night with sunshine and a gentle breeze, and headed towards Inverkeithing to explore the industrial landscape. Michael as organiser and tour guide, pointed out key sites, including the listed Royal Naval Base Mansions in Jamestown built with early reinforced concrete https://www.kirkcaldyin50objects.com/post/william-williamson, the sites…
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Clare’s Bute Adventure. 23-25 July
Three of us joined Clare on her anticlockwise journey around Bute. With the sun shining and light winds we set off heading towards the north end of Cumbrae then west to Kilchattan Bay. As we passed Glencallum, we were thrilled to spot a pod of Dolphins passing by us less than twenty feet away.…
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Milsey Bay to Seacliffe & back – Tuesday 23rd July 2024
Adrian Lough & Mike Mineter decided to go for an afternoon paddle from North Berwick and invited along any other paddlers who were interested. As an afternoon paddle does not suit all Club members, they kindly offered to break their paddle into 2 trips; they would go for a paddle from Milsey Bay at 3pm…
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21-July-2024: Grade A Paddle – Milsey Bay, North Berwick
20 paddlers turned up at the Milsey Bay car park on Sunday morning, providing the first challenge of the day, which was finding a parking space. The 2nd challenge was remembering that you had a kayak on the roof before attempting to drive under the very low car park barrier. Whilst kayaks were being unloaded and…
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An entirely different Mull Historical Society June 2024
Saturday A four-hour drive, to an on-ferry meeting at Corran resulted in an 1100 meetup at Loch Aline where coffee and considerable filled rolls fortified the participants for their forthcoming adventures. The small but perfectly formed low-tide beach beside the slipway provided an ideal start. The equally small but perfectly formed group left as the…
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Raasay & Rona June 14-16
6 of us set off from Sconser on Friday lunchtime with a slightly inauspicious weather forecast which was better than expected so we paddled as far as the lovely flat campsite near the bothy on the north end of Raasay after a break at Inver. We did have to do short portages at the ford…
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Grade A club paddle 16 June 2024
1000 saw eight paddlers leave a breezy Milsey Bay at close to HW and head over to The Leithies to bag some shelter from the following westerly, which had given us a slightly bouncy approach. Calmer conditions allowed us to explore the bays and features along the coast below Tantallon Castle, culminating in a visit…
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A kayak camping journey through the Summer Isles (or a trip of two halves)
Having secured a place on the LSKC trip organised by Dave Towsey, Mark and I joined our fellow paddlers (Morva McKenzie, Julie Bills, Si Harbisher, Dave T, Andrew Young, David, Ian and Graham Bailey) on Friday evening at Ardmair Campsite, just outside Ullapool. The campsite is well run, clean and has hot showers. The…