Sea Kayaking Scarba, Slate Isles & Jura Part 2
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- Опубліковано 20 чер 2023
- Sea Kayaking Scarba, Corryvreckan, Jura's West Coast Part 2: April 2023
Day 2: After an Impressive 1st 2 days of our 5 day trip off the West Coast of Scotland, we left Andy at Easdale after topping up our water supplies, then headed off South down the Sound of Luing to Stalkers Bothy on the South East corner of Scarba where Iain and I spent a pleasant evening over a wee dram and fruit cake.
Day 3: Stalkers Bothy gave us a perfectly timed starting point to catch the start of the Flood stream to take us through Corryvreckan and across to the North West of Jura passing just inside Eilean Beag outside the 'Bay of Pigs". Once across Correvreckan we continued our journey South down the West of Jura and a brief stop at Gengarrisdale before heading down to Corpach Bay for lunch. We continued South passing Shian Bay before checking out my old favourite camp spot, a sheltered in the corner just North of Ruantallain. As Iain had never used this camp before we headed around the corner into the bay in front of Ruantallain Bothy on the North Western corner of Loch Tarbert.
We set up the tents as the Bothy didn't look that appealing and a long carry for all our cooking and sleeping equipment through a boggy grassed area.
I've added drone footage of Corryvreckan in an attempt to explain the tidal dynamics of of the overfalls and whirlpool are with cautions on entering with any westerly swell.
Don't forget to Subscribe to be notified when Part 3: is uploaded as you won't want to miss our Escape from the West Side of Jura in Force 7 justing Force 8 winds!!! Coming Shortly!!!
Music: Courtesy of "Pixabay" and the following artists:
'Kingdom of Fantasy (version 60s)' By: Lesfm
'The Virgin' Medieval Music By: JuliusH
'The Enchantress' By: OB-LIX
'Skjaldmaer Norse'. By: OB-LIX
'The Sorrow II' By: Zen_Man
'Epic Relaxing Flute Music' By: Shakibhasansayed - Спорт
Excellent video - many thanks!
Hi Bob and thanks for your comments...its very much appreciated and nice to know folk are enjoying being with me on my adventures . I'm right in the thick of this year's kayaking which is leaving me little to no time to edit loads of footage from recent trips.
Off to Orkney for 10 days exped, back for 2 weeks then off back up to Shetland for another 10 days exped.
Hopefully I'll be able to get more video's out for you while my wife rehabs her knee replacement June 20th !
Watch this space !! 😂👍 Thanks again Geoff
Cool trip! Tks for sharing!!
Thanks for your Comments and particularly your amazing music which I've used in a couple of videos that quite a few friends have commented on. Keep up your impressive work as I kayak a lot of locations with Norse/Viking routes and it accompanies the footage perfectly 🥰 Thanks so much and credits always given 👍👍
Great video, thank you, Geoff. I love the comments about the geology.
Hi Marcus and thanks for your kind comments, I'm pleased you enjoyed being along with me on one of my adventures.
The islands have so much history, being shaped and reshaped by incredible forces over thousands of years. Join me on more of my adventures visiting loads of amazing places in my Sea Kayak. Best Regards... Geoff
@@geoffburke Hello Geoff, many thanks for your kind note. Your comments about the bathymetry and the pinnacle made me found this video about the channel: ua-cam.com/video/SGCSvqTQZOk/v-deo.htmlsi=olGc32hhhonpTour ... I assume the depth of Corrywreckan and the effect of the funnel (the Sound of Jura gets tighter and tighter northwards) explains why Corrywreckan floods to the West? I will kayak that area in May and will set up camp, just like you, on Scarba to watch the entire tide cycle. All the best and thank you, Geoff.
@@marcusdemuth3154 Thanks Marcus, so pleased you found that video (I've watched it several times) it goes a long way to understanding what actually happens in the Gulf. Having dived Corryvreckan around Eilean Mor & Eilean Beg, Grey Dogs channel and that wider area quite extensively over the years it gives a greater understanding what causes the tide races and turbulence we experience at the surface. As mention in my video's my great friend Grahame Bruce from Ellenabeich dive Corryvreckan's pinnacle at lease once a year requiring great skill and meticulous planning, his accounts and photography are amazing!
Give me a shout when you're going up, I've got quite a lot going on from now right through the year but if I can make I'd be happy to join you.
Keep in touch. All the best 👍 Geoff
@@marcusdemuth3154 I forgot to mention, camping is quite difficult on Scarba from the beach near the whirlpool area, big boulders in the bracken (not impossible though) I've used the cave in the past but it's very wet and dirty now!
@@geoffburke Thank you so much, Geoff. Also for the info re the beach midchannel on Scarba, maybe its better to beach at the bothy and then walk over to watch the channel. Divers get the whole 3D picture, able to move down (and up), while kayakers are limited to the surface. Now knowing about the 200 m deep channel , I find it still hard to wrap your head around, that the majority of the water masses choose to make a hard 90 degree left hand turn into the Corryvreckan, rather than going further straight up North.
Fantastic video !
Thank you Sevrath, I'm pleased you enjoyed it. Lots more great content on the channel and more being added regularly. Stay tuned for the next one...Kayaking Britain's most Northerly Point, Out Stack and Muckle Flugga, should be uploaded for the weekend 👍 👌
brilliant
Hi Philip, thanks for your kind comment, I'm so pleased you enjoyed it. Don't forget to watch Part 3 now to see how things turned out 😂👍 If not subscribed yet please consider doing so for notifications as I've got a couple of new video's ready to be released in the next few days and more still to edit very shortly. Thanks again and best regards Geoff
Great video.
Thanks Gadget, pleased you enjoyed it and a pleasure to have you along with me on my little adventures...Cheers!
Once again Geoff an enthralling watch and thank you for all the time and effort you must put in to make these great films. It gives people like me the opportunity to see wild and remote areas of Scotland which I probably wouldn't otherwise see.
Thanks Alex, it's great to take you and others along with me on my little adventures 😀 The time and effort is huge but very rewarding when people appreciate and take the time to respond. Thanks for your feedback...Episode 3 should be a corker!! 😂
Simply transporting!! Thanks for sharing your awesome work.
Hi Southpaw, thanks for your comments and so pleased you enjoyed it, please feel free to share with friends and consider subscribing if not already, that way you'll be notified and won't miss Part 3 when I finish editing it...its going to be awesome I reckon!! Cheers and thanks for watching
Hello my friend! Very nice your movie. Have a nice day! 👍
Hi Viorel, thanks again for your nice comments 👍 Part 3 will be coming soon I hope.
@@geoffburke I look forward to seeing part 3 as well.
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stunning as always 😊
Hi and thanks for your comments and I'm so pleased you're enjoying coming with me on more of my adventures.
Deep knowledge. Very informative and inspiring...if only I could come with you one day!
Hi Divum, thanks for your super comments and I'm pleased you are enjoying my adventures.
I can understand given your location, lack of tidal flow and dynamic wave activity that the West Coast of Scotland can have a real appeal to you but looking at your UA-cam channel you have some beautiful areas for relaxing paddles to enjoy also.
The joy of canoeing/kayaking for me is all about enjoyment and our sport is so diverse there are always places to kick vack and relax from the stresses and strains of life.
Extreme Sea Kayaking is my release and has long been my passion.
Thanks for watching and I do hope you return with me on more of my adventures. Cheers
Thanks for sharing, from Nova Scotia Canada.
Feel free to follow us as Sea Kayakers of Atlantic Canada. Cheers in the meantime, and we look forward to seeing your next adventure
Many Thanks OBO 😊 so pleased you are enjoying my adventures, part 3 of that trip is also live on my Channel.
Thanks for the heads up on SKOAC, I have sent my Friend Request, certainly some interesting trips going out there 😀 👍👍 Cheers 🍻
Part 2... fantastic! Loved it. I had my OS maps open on the laptop following your trip feeling inspired! Loved the narration on the Corryvreckan!
Great video and memories to have.
Thanks James, great to hear you enjoyed it and most impressed you followed along on the OS.
Yes, I think its so important to address areas that need caution, I'd hate to think that viewers could be easily inspired to 'give things a go' after watching a video without any explanation as to the complexity and potential dangers from the person posting the video. A bit like 'gaming' these games now are so realistic, I'm horrified that society and social media has such a hold on people they could loose reality and go out, cutting people up and shooting folk....maybe it's me being paranoid but I'd rather give an explanation with some caution attached than folks getting into difficulties. The levels we paddle at are far from a Sunday afternoon on a sit on top or paddle board!! 🤔🤔😂
Thanks James...stay tuned for Part 3: Coming soon, I hope! (It takes so long to edit)
@@geoffburke I feel your pain on the editing side. Its one aspect that I really like is the editing of the adventures and post for family and friends to see the adventures we get up to.
Looking forward to episode 3.
Cheers.
Superb. Your description of the Corry was outstanding.
Hi Mike, thanks for your comments 😊 It's got to be my favourite paddle area with all the required elements for a cracking few days especially the tide races.
Thank you for the dry getaway. These remind me of Justine Curgenven's This is the Sea series but more in depth. Looks like a good paddle.
Thanks for your kind comments and so pleased you're enjoying the video's. Yes, I have most of "This is the Sea" DVD's from Justin set in fabulous locations usually. Please feel free to browse my other offerings on the Channel.
My 14 days in Shetland was particularly amazing with such dramatic scenery and outstanding sea conditions, they're well worth a watch !!
Thank you Geoff... Fabulous. I was there on your paddle all the way. I so enjoyed it. BTW, is that a Berghaus tent you have? I only ask as I admire it's spaciousness coupled with what must be a pretty light weight? To this video... you're very good to give us such amazing commentaries and I thank you again for that. Enjoy your whisky! All the best. Pam
Hi Pam and Thanks again for your wonderful comments, you're too kind 😊 My tent is the OEX Bandicoot II it's a 2 man tent so quite roomy and works really well for me. It's excellent and proved itself many times in strong winds and has never leaked, it weighs 3.1kg, not supa lightweight hut it splits into 2 bags to assist in packing in the front hatch. It has been a cracking tent and idea for my kayak camping trips.
I suspect Berghaus has got the licence to make it under the name of 'Cheviot 2'.
Just had a whiskey thanks after a busy day with dirty work in the house loft...my back repair has stood up well following my spine operation 8 weeks ago, hoping to get out in the boat for a first try in the next couple of days 😀 👍
@@geoffburke please Geoff, take things fairly easy.... Note FAIRLY! I doubt you could ever take everything easy per see!! Your spine work took the surgeons at least five minutes so I think you can owe them for ten minutes at least!
Thanks for info on the tent. There is a Berghaus fairly if not identical to yours!
Just go " carefully". Cheers! Mind's a Grouse. Nothing else, not even a lone ice cube. Cheers again! Best wishes, Pam
@@pamfreeman5197 Thanks Pam, yes I've checked the Berghaus Cheviot up close and it's identical. For me, whiskey should only be drunk neat, as you say, without anything, certainly not ice!
The back feels really fine and my bones seem to heal really quick, I was kayaking and caving at 8 weeks after my double knee replacement and strangely I also rolled the kayak 8 weeks after my right hip replacement 😅 🙃.
Thanks for the sound advice and I promise to watch what I'm doing, I certainly don't wish to pop my fused vertebrae.
@@geoffburke that's my boy! Cheers again!
@@wyomarine6341 Thanks Wyo, not more work for me 😂😂 Yeah it's wise as its a few years old but has never leaked from the day I bought it...Good policy thought, as salt spray ruins the coating 👍
Cheers and thanks for watching 👍😀
Hi Geoff. Thanks so much for your usual high quality video and entertaining commentary. Is Iain paddling a carbon Nordkapp? Your segment on the Corryvrekkan was most interesting. I really do not wish to meet up with this amazing feature anytime soon. To see a standing and cresting wave appear out of nowhere would be a scary thing and means that a certain respect must be shown. Really looking forward to the next part of this trip. Your teaser promises an exciting journey. So glad the back op was a success. My wife is scheduled a hip replacement next month. I will be letting her know that Geoff Burke was rolling his kayak after 8 weeks. Well done. Stay safe.....Peter
Hi Peter, thanks for joining me and so pleased you're still enjoying my little adventures 😊 Yes, spot on, it is indeed a carbon Nordkapp.
Corryvreckan is an amazing phenomenon and not to be taken lightly. I find it a real dilemma when I take groups through and always try to ensure there is a reasonable flow without scaring the pants off them but going through on absolute slack gives a false impression that they could feel it's a none event, an just a load of hype!! As I mentioned in the video any swell on the West side would give even the best paddler a hard time. Still love it though...an amazing place ❤
If Jane is able to work on hip strengthening/bike exercises, tell her my advice is do as much as she can. I did around 50 mile on a standard bike a couple of days before my double knee replacements and around 60 plus on my ebike a couple of weeks(2 weeks isolation prevented any later cycling due to Hospital Covid regs) before my hip. This regime really helped my recovery each time. And the 5 day trip video you've just watched was shot 3 weeks before my spinal decompression & vertebrae fusion op. Had my 1st trip out in the Kayak today after my spine op (the magic 8 weeks again! 😂) and managed 6.5 miles, didn't want to push too hard as I don't start physio for another 4 weeks 😱😲 she's not going to be pleased 🤔
Thanks again and I wish Jane all the very best for her new hip and trust her rehab goes as good as mine 👍👍
Hi Peter, just realised it's around the time Jane is scheduled for her hip replacement. If you don't mind me asking, how is she doing? I trust by now she's now the proud owner of a shiney metal sculpture, and making great progress please send her my regards 💕 and I hope the physio is going well. Just had my 1st physio session today. Best Regards Geoff
Hi Geoff. Good to hear from you and thanks for thinking of Jane. Sugery now 3 weeks old. Up walking within 24 hours with a stick. Amazing. Doc says getting in and out of the kayak will be no problem.....whew! Paddling this morning in some windy conditions in Moreton Bay. Training run really although tough getting back to the boat ramp with a 15 knot Westerly right in the face. Good luck with your physio as well. Physios' can be brutal people !!, so I hope khe is nice to you......Peter@@geoffburke
Thank you for the video, which kayaks are you guys paddling?
Thanks for your comments Fran, and welcome along on with me on my Kayaking Adventures 👍😀
I paddle a North Shore Sea Kayaks 'Atlantic' and Iain was Paddling a Valley Sea Kayaks 'Nordkapp'
Lots more interesting videos on my Channel and you've just watched the2nd in a series of 3 for that trip please feel free to browse the other 2 and anything else of interest. New videos are being added regularly so please feel free to like and share with friends, any comments are most welcome...Thanks Geoff