Bits and Bobs

Still going strong this season, but managed to catch the Colin Mcrae Forrest stages the other weekend, then over to Lochgoilhead for a weeks biking and climbing and yesterday on Loch Tay as part of Tay Fest.

 Helen waiting patiently for some fast cars

 Some sideways action

 Close up!

 Helen's verdict of some of the cars attempt at getting sideways!

 Loch Goil on the way over Duke's Pass

 Lunch stop at Corron Lochan

 Next day lunch stop at Carrick

 Rafted canoes past the Crannog

 Blues sky's, flat water

 Lots of lovely folk in boats

My canoeing partner for the day:)

The Last Glen

Just back from the last Great Glen trip of the season for Wilderness Scotland, some brilliant weather and some excellent company. Until next year, see you then Great Glen.

 Nice start above Neptunes Stair Case

 Night one at Gairlochy

 Beautiful morning on Loch Lochy

 Sunset on Loch Lochy

 Murky start on day 3

Leaving Urquart Castle on the final day

Spey Expedition

A fantastic trip on the River Spey working for Wilderness Scotland, and the sun was shining..... well until the last day. But none the less a brilliant trip with a cracking group of people.

 Day 1 leaving Aviemore

 Lunch day 1

 Day 2 morning

 Still and tranquil

 Whitewater fun

 Sun still shining

Smiles all round

Lochgoilhead

A nice multi activity week at the Lochgoilhead Scout Centre.

Raft Building

Looking West

Stood on The Steeple

Fettes College

It finally happened, a dry Great Glen trip! And it happened supervising Fettes College on their Gold Duke Of Edinburgh's Award, all 20 students passed with flying colours, well done guys:)

 Biscuit, Tom and I making use of the wind on Loch Lochy

 Biscuit showing off is Steak

 Divining whilst portaging Kytra Lock!

 Paddling down a low River Oich

 Night 3 camp on the Loch Ness

Early morning calm on Loch Ness

Supervise

The past two weeks I have been supervising two successful Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award groups on the Great Glen. Both very different trips including and almost 10 degree temperature difference but still plenty of rain and sunshine.

 Its a hard life sometimes

 The girls reaching their last camp at Kytra Lock

 At the start again, Neptunes Staircase

 Familiar Signage

 Day 2 was pretty wet and miserable even by my standards!

 Everglades of Loch Oich

 The boys on their last night 

Last evening at the foot of Loch Oich

Day 2!!!

Waterproofs on Waterproofs off

A very mixed weather Great Glen Expedition with a youth group raising money to go and help build a school in Africa.

 Quick stop at the Wellie Boot for lunch and coffee

 Camp 1 at Gairlochay

 Gairlochay

 Camp 2 at South Laggan

 A little bit of rain

 And then sunshine

Group photo

Morning Kayak

A lovely morning taking 3 young ladies visiting Aberfeldy down the River Tay.