Chilli Splash

First canyon session of 2015 yesterday. Was a little fresh with the water been snow melt! 

Lower Orchy

So once again Grant and I were on the river, and once again we went for the best day of the week weather wise. That's right, not on Tuesday when it was super sunny and no wind, not Wednesday when there were light showers, oh no, today when there was vertical rain with rain drops as big as a 50 pence, wind that would blow boats of roofs and us back up the river. But fun times never the less.

 The spectacular Falls of Orchy at the get on

Grant running the weir

Playing on the little wave

  If you zoom in you can see how wet it was by Grants hair:)

What a day

The plan was to head up to Rannoch Station on to the Loch then down the Garbh Ghaoir all in open canoes....... What happened was, well.... Different. Force 7 winds and more water than we knew what to do with oh and canoes rather than kayaks. Still good epic day.

River Guide of Garbh Ghaoir:-

Water level needed- Very wet.

Gauge- If the Gaur is running, the Garbh Ghaoir will be a good paddle. If the water is glowing over the dam it will be in excellent condition.

 The warnings were there!

 River Tummel at Tummel Bridge

 Gaur is running. Tick

 Took 4 goes to get this.

 Dragging the boats to the loch. It was a miserable as it looks

 The only slightly sheltered bit out of the wind

 Inspecting the first rapid and deciding we haven't brought the right cahooners or boats

 Nope, eh eh not today thank you.

 Water coming over the Gaur Dam. Check

The lady in the Cafe at Rannoch station said she had never seen water coming over the dam like today.

Crazy week

So this week was spent over at Lochgoilhead Scouting Centre. The weather was having real issues it couldn't decide if it wanted to hold on to winter or let spring come in. Minus temperatures, snow, sunshine, rain and high winds = the most tolerant kids I've worked with in a while.

 Snowy high ropes

 Moon light on Cruach nam Miseag

 Snow cleared for some kayaking in the sun

 Heads shoulders knees and toes kayak style

Relaxing in the sun

High School of Dundee

A wet, windy and sunny day on Loch Faskally with a group from 'High School of Dundee' training for their Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award later in the year.