Planned a shortish paddle today as still pretty tired but aware that we will have another rest day tomorrow due to windy weather. Was really not up for paddling this morning but after an hour or so of listening to Stephen fry's autobiography and the wind behind us, i felt a bit better. After a respectable 20NM we arrived at a basic campsite where i will be spending tomorrow mostly asleep.
Rach
Thursday, 13 June 2013
Gairloch to Mellon Udrigle Day 67 and 68
Day 65 and 66
We could have quite easily stayed at uags bothy. But another good weather day, so off we paddle. After a long day yesterday and a good few days of paddling now with no rest days, today turned into pretty hardwork. We fell asleep on a beach at lunch and paddled to a campsite near Gairloch at about 6ish. The last couple of weeks have been amazing with the views of islands and mountains all around us and the near perfect weather- i felt a bit today with the change in scenery and weather we were leaving the best part behind us now. However, my mood changed when we stopped at a campsite which was perfect for kayakers who haven't seen a shower in a while. It even had an inside area for cooking away from midges with a sofa! After realising we were both pretty exhausted we decided to stay a day, charged vhfs, cameras etc and sorted any minor probs with kit.
Day 64 bothy nr Toscaig
Yet another amazing day. The first part of todays paddle is past Lock nan Ceall and on a day like today it feels like we are in the Caribbean. There are loads of seals around and some of them jump out of the water acting more like a dolphins than a seal. We then head on up the sound of sleat. Where the channel narrows we get pushed though at 10kn in to Lock alsh. Then with a bit of a head wind its back to a slow 3.5kn for the rest of the day. Rach has a Bothy marked on her map so we plan to stop there if we can get to it from the sea. When we get to the bothy its an easy landing and the bothy is fantastic.
Day 63 nr Arisaig
After a good nights sleep in woods nr tobamoray its time to see if the Kayaks will float now they are full of food. I stupidly put my fully loaded boat down on some sharp stones and i have to do my first repair. Not a great start for me today. The boats float and my repair is good for now. its another sunny day and with flat water we paddle in close around to port ban and then cut across to Eilean a Ghaill wear we find a great camping spot. (Thanks to Ben for that one) A great sun set ends the day.
Friday, 7 June 2013
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