The Great Arisaig Adventure

[Maximus]

Simply Sublime Donny ....
In fact I Don't know if I can take much more Mate!

It's tooo long since I've been on the West Coast ...THAT IS for SURE my friend!!

..Nah..Keep em coming!...
..I'll toughen up

[jambo]

Originally Posted by Xk59D

The hike in cost is now buddy. And another big one the following year.

Yea sorry I meant it would have been next year for me only using winter storage. Anyway happy now with new place and its nearer home.

[willk]

Originally Posted by The Gurnard

I keep to a pint of gravy now ..

Meh! The first pint is the best one anyway

[Stevem]

Fantastic again!
I've a four day boating / wild camping trip up that way in July and this is definitely whetting the appetite.

[Fenlander]

Great to see Goat Island and the rest of the area again... of course we chatted on a thread a couple of years back re our visits decades ago.

Re Loch Ailort being shallow. Yes I remember that well and being new to the area at that time had a couple of worrying returns around sunset as the tide had dropped. I was unsure just where the route would be between stones and boulders that seemed very near the surface in the area it bends a little south about half way down the loch.

[A1an]

Did you drop in to Peanmeanach Bothy by any chance Donny?


We are looking for a missing person.

[The Gurnard]

Hi A1an .. I passed it and have some video of it but this time I didn’t land. There were two cars parked at the walkin layby and I could see someone moving outside the bothy so didn’t stop this time. I have photos from old of the inside.

Hi Fenlander ..I thought of your pooch on the fort wall as I walked it..so you were in my mind when I landed there.

Stevem Im sure you will enjoy your adventure..I think its the best kind of boating ..cheap and can land anywhere.

Hi Willk ..I need to try and get back to Dublin for the real stuff ..the tins or exported gravy cant quite cut the mustard IMO

Hi Maximus there are a few more videos to come ..the one in Loch Nevis will bring back memories.. you will just have to come back soon.

Hi beerbelly..I know that campsite..I also relocate in day four video to Portnadoran site

Thanks to everyone else who watch the videos..

Here is part three. I moved launch site to Ardtoe ..simply because I use the car alternator to recharge a leisure battery which in turn charges all my camera gear etc.

Forecast was for 10 mph winds and a bit of rain. Wind still from the east so its sheltered offshore waters.

A map of my route


And the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nykEYieeheU

Day four will follow when its edited.

[The Gurnard]

Aww I missed the last part A1an ..I hope the person is ok. I spend the full week in the area so if my videos cover the area they were missing in..let me know and I will give you any info I can on folks I met or saw

[Highland Haggis]

Another great video Donny can’t wait for the last one !!

[Fenlander]

I hesitate to intrude on your narrative too much Donny but your trip this time really brings memories to the fore as our stay at Roshven was the first time, after several years taking holidays in the borders, we ventured past Glasgow to see the West Coast.

The boat we used around Loch Ailort was a GRP fishing type hire boat from Dalilea Farm on the shores of Loch Shiel. I well remember, after we found it had been delivered to the Roshven foreshore ready for us, driving round to Dalilea to take them the payment. Taking a short diversion on my return I parked up where the road stops just before Castle Tioram and looked across Loch Moidart. I could hardly believe such places existed.

Also we have looked at and wondered about holidaying at this cottage at Ardtoe very close to your launch point. https://www.cottageguide.co.uk/tigh-na-mara/ It's on the possible list for the future once circumstances allow us to travel north again.

Thanks so much for the videos.

[The Gurnard]

Hi HH ..hey it will soon be time for our multi day Mull trip ..Im hoping for such light winds as I had at Arisaig

Hi Fenlander.. thanks for telling some of your story too. I can relate to it. My family wanted to spend our holidays in places like Blackpool and Scarbrough. I enjoyed them..but my heart was always in the highlands. Im making the most of it ... now Im in my golden years ..I hope you do too.
The cottage is in a lovely area ..its at the end of the single track road and its quite a busy road with the research factory and caravan site there .. but its still very peaceful.

Attached is day four ..not really a boating day but still part of my adventure. I have included it here as it gives some useful info on the area.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sas4jPGtJIg

Tomorrow I will post the Loch Nevis trip.. technically its the most challenging for a small boat

[Badgerpig]

Brilliant videos Donny, thanks for posting just watched them all one after another

Never ceases to amaze me just how many beautiful hidden places there are on the West Coast of Scotland, the cliff top bothy looks like something out of Lord of the Rings

Roll on Spring!

[The Gurnard]

Hi Badgerpig ..Im delighted you enjoyed the videos ..and hope you watch the next two days too.

Here is the map for day 5 ..a trip into Loch Nevis.



Its a long exposed trip from Arisaig (35 miles) in a wee boat .. with few places to land in Loch Nevis. The tide race at the narrows runs around 6-7 knots. I went through it but did not go to the head of the loch as soon .. the tide would turn and be fighting the wind.

I didn’t want stuck above the narrows if the water turned white. Sometimes the sea lochs of Scotland can have rougher conditions than the sea due to steep glens funnelling the wind against strong tides.


And the video of the day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQtrZfRVdK4

The final day ..which is a visit to the amazing Arisaig skerries will be posted tomorrow. Do come back to watch it if you have enjoyed the other days

Best regards
The Gurnard

[beerbelly]

when I click on the video it says the video contains content from umg who has blocked it in my country and nothing plays

[Fenlander]

Ahh they've detected his music!

That's a shame.. I was going to watch it with my lunch.

[jambo]

Originally Posted by beerbelly

when I click on the video it says the video contains content from umg who has blocked it in my country and nothing plays

Yep me to I'm afraid You been pinching music Donny

[The Gurnard]

Hi guys ..apologies on the Loch Nevis video. As you have realised ..although the soundtrack was by the same artist.. the record company was different.

Nowadays You Tube allow the use of music assuming you don’t monetize it.. but some record companies don’t allow it to play in the UK.

I will change the music and repost soon.

[The Gurnard]

Ok guys ..I have changed the soundtrack to the same one I used on day two...not surprising.. the record company appears to allowed it.



( note now its ..Viewing restrictions ..none .. the last soundtrack was blocked in UK)

It means the choreography of video clips to music is slightly out ..and I had to shorten the Loch Nevis video by 20 seconds to fit..but hey..as they say .. the show must go on

Here it is this time ..unless I have boobed again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob_ZJI0D6oY

I promise I wont use this soundtrack again for the Skerries video tomorrow

[Xk59D]

YouTube allows you to check music copyrights prior to using it fyi.

[The Gurnard]

Originally Posted by Xk59D

YouTube allows you to check music copyrights prior to using it fyi.

I'm aware of that Xk59D

However ..it means little as You Tube don't own any copywrites. The original track I used was Ommadawn by Mike Oldfield.. its in the list you mention as allowed.. but MGM music still don't allow it.. its sometimes hit and miss. The best way is check for other you tube videos and see if the track you want to use is used by others