Three days on Loch Sween

**Shewie** · 30-11-2009, 00:22

Just a couple of teasers, I think we were lucky with the weather.

Andy - You'd have hated every minute mate

I need to mess about with them on photoshop but you get the idea.

I'll put some more info up tomorrow, I need my bed.

**Nagual** · 30-11-2009, 00:39

Oooo looks nice, glad you got the weather for it! Look forward to more pics

**drewdunnrespect** · 30-11-2009, 08:52

looking good sofar cant wait for more

**Chainsaw** · 30-11-2009, 09:25

Nice one Rich, someone out on their maiden voyage too??

Weather looks ace! Will be on the lookout for more pics!!

Cheers,

Alan

**verloc** · 30-11-2009, 11:37

fantastic - i love it when the light hits those levels - really ethereal.
Tom

**andybysea** · 30-11-2009, 11:40

Nice pic's Rich look forward to seeing somemore.

**andythecelt** · 30-11-2009, 14:39

That last pic makes you look like you're taking a leak over the side of your canoe

**Gailainne** · 30-11-2009, 15:59

Great little trip, Saturday's weather was brilliant, Sunday it was a bit blowey

A "few" of my pics

Early Saturday morning, this was at the top end, beside the Fairy Isles

We packed up and went looking for a better camp site, looking back down Loch Sween, from the water

From the shore at our new camp site

My new craft, not so pristine now, just out of the bubble wrap on Friday

The weather was looking ominous out towards Jura and Islay

Luckily it came to nothing, but gave us a fantastic evening sky

My hammock set up

It was quite cold both nights, any standing water froze, and my wet gloves froze solid.

I’ll post up some more tonight if I get a minute.

Cheers

Stephen

**scrogger** · 30-11-2009, 16:35

bu~~er bu~~er bu~~er Not a happy bunny here. Im glad you guys had a great trip it looks awsome. I am still coughing and wheezing like an old man!! Pictures look lovely. You do realise we need to do this one again as I still have 4 days away in the bank now!!!

Stephen how did she paddle ? Was that the only colour they had

. Nah really she looks a nice boat mate as does that sailing canoe.

Looking forward to the rest of the pictures.

Rich I am reminding you about Photoshop!!! lol

Thanks for posting chaps.

Andy

**Grooveski** · 30-11-2009, 18:30

Originally Posted by Chainsaw

...someone out on their maiden voyage too??

Much merriment was had bumping into the shiny boat at any opportunity.

Shewies swamp... (as swamps go it was very nice.

)

...with a lovely little landing area of ankle deep mud(to get you in the mood)

The next nights camp was on the edge of where the FC were just done clearing....

....and had a view you just couldn't get enough of.

Gailainne off for an evening paddle while I had a go at some fishing. Only bite I got slipped off just as it came up into sight.

Had to move fishing spots as the first couple of casts I was catching some kind of eggs.

Shame the beavers were keeping a low profile but the walk along coille-bharr was nice anyway. Next time.

Great weekend, cheers guys!
Josh

**gsfgaz** · 30-11-2009, 18:35

crackin photo's mate , nice boat's was it cold in the hammock mate ,

**andybysea** · 30-11-2009, 18:52

Agreed with above, they are great pics, looks like a nice place to spend some time.

**Gailainne** · 30-11-2009, 18:52

Originally Posted by gsfgaz

crackin photo's mate , nice boat's was it cold in the hammock mate ,

Both Shewie and I were in hammocks, and we were both toasty, I had a cold spot on the first night, at the pressure point on my behind, easily fixed by slackening off the underblanket a touch. Both of us had the Alpkit pipedream 600, nice bit of kit BTW.

Stephen

**gsfgaz** · 30-11-2009, 19:04

it looked the business mate ...i'm dying to get away ...

**locum76** · 30-11-2009, 19:10

thanks for the invite to this guys it looks like a good weekend. I'd have just slowed you down though, I'd have had to carry me bike round the loch!

**Grooveski** · 30-11-2009, 19:30

Plenty of forestry tracks and the path round the north of coille-bhar is marked down as a cycle track. We only walked a couple of hundred metres of it but it was looking the part. The south side would be a handful.
...and we could have hauled your gear out if you'd fancied riding light.

Next time.

**Gailainne** · 30-11-2009, 19:31

Originally Posted by locum76

thanks for the invite to this guys it looks like a good weekend. I'd have just slowed you down though, I'd have had to carry me bike round the loch!

Actually, no you wouldn't have, where we ended up both nights there were bike trails right beside us, you would have probably been able to scope them out before we even got there, next time mate

Cheers

Stephen

**Shewie** · 30-11-2009, 21:29

Great trip guys, I'm glad we stuck to the original plan.

Some more pics from me ....

Getting loaded at the put-in at Tayvallich

"Does my bum look big in this ? "

And we're off

No pics of "The Swamp" and night one for me, my camera doesn't do damp

So Saturday morning we were up to blue skys and sunshine and decided to have a mooch around the loch for a better campsite. As we left the Faery Isles I shot over to the east side of the loch for a look around, whilst Josh had a play with his wee sailing canoe and Stephen got to grips with his new boat.

We had a bit of a leg stretch at Craiglin and contemplated (well I did) bivvying on the lawn to a very posh house.

We then spotted a promising site back across on the other side so we shot over there for a look see.

This'll do nicely

Spent a very enjoyable Saturday evening sat round the fire putting the world to rights and quaffing a fine single malt.

Sunday we got up and took a short stroll to see if we could see any beavers at the neighbouring loch, I think they must have all gone to church because we didn't spot anything between the three of us.

So it was back to camp and time to pack up before the weather took a turn. I never like Sundays when it's time to pack up and the sun's out.

The 2.5 mile paddle back to the cars was a bit of a rollercoaster, mostly a tail wind pushing us hard but then there were the open bits where I had to hunker down and paddle hard.

My fave pic of the weekend ..

Great trip guys, can't wait for the next one.

**Chainsaw** · 30-11-2009, 23:09

Much merriment was had bumping into the shiny boat at any opportunity.

Evil.... like it!

Nice one guys, some ace pics too! Looks like you did well on the weather, wasn't that nice down here at the weekend!

Cheers,

Alan

**Shewie** · 30-11-2009, 23:13

Originally Posted by Chainsaw

Evil.... like it!

Nice one guys, some ace pics too! Looks like you did well on the weather, wasn't that nice down here at the weekend!

Cheers,

Alan

I left a nice 18" green stripe down his hull when we nudged whilst swapping paddle

A few more and it'll soon look the right colour

**MartinK9** · 30-11-2009, 23:20

Lovely scenery, looks like you all had a great time, thanks for posting

**Barn Owl** · 01-12-2009, 01:17

Bah,humbug....Well it's December now!

Nah,nice pics guys,looks good

**TeeGeeBee** · 01-12-2009, 11:56

Excellent blog with photos to match.

TGB

**stuart f** · 01-12-2009, 14:30

Nice pics guys,looks a lovely part of the world there,i was out on Islay a couple of weeks ago and the rain was horizontal with very high winds so you got it rather good by your photos.

Cheers Stuart.

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