Saturday 24 February 2018

A Rendez-Vous at Garroch Head on Bute

More subtle signs that spring is not so far away now ...is the lighter mornings and longer evenings. Some days almost feel warm when the sun shines. Perhaps that is what lured me to get my small F-Rib boat out on the water ..or perhaps it was my brother Douglas asking if I wanted to meet up for a day on the Firth of Clyde.

A quick check of the weather forecast predicted winds on 1 mph gusting to 5 mph and from the south. Temperatures around 8 degrees C at midday ..and tides to suit recovery. I contacted a friend with another inflatable boat and he was keen to get his pup used to going in boats .. so it was a perfect opportunity.

Some photos of our day out .. myself in the F-Rib powered by a 6HP Outboard .


My brother Douglas in his kayak powered by a 6FT long Greenland paddle .


And some other kayaking friends we rendez-vous'ed with at Garroch Head ..the tip of the Island of Bute



Here is the three part video I made of the full day on the water ..and what a great day it was 

Part 1


Part 2


Part 3


Hope you enjoy the adventure.. and thanks for watching 

Direct links to the videos on my U Tube channel

Part1

Part2

Part3


Wednesday 14 February 2018

A Round of Ochils ... King's Seat ..Tarmangie .. and Whitewisp

Its been a great year for snow on the hills. It started for me in November last year and the hills are still getting fresh snow almost every other day. However its not good hill walking snow. Its soft and deep making it very difficult to walk through. It doesn’t stop me enjoying my hill walks but I have been sticking to my local Ochil Hills and keeping the walk length to six or seven miles.

Hopefully once the snow settles and consolidated I will get to the higher tops and longer walks. Im in no hurry to get there though.

Here is my latest video of a strenuous walk in the Ochils



Direct Link to video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M1Q3YMM0a8

And below is a previous video I posted when a warmer spell of weather hit the Ochils .. fooling me into thinking spring was in the air. Its not far off .. but there will be more cold fronts before the daffodils appear.