Scotland - Caledonian Canal - Sea Kayak Part 1
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- Опубліковано 19 тра 2022
- That's one off my tick list and I would totally do it again! If you are in to adventure and getting away from build up towns and cities this is the trip for you. There are many ways to execute this trip but first question is do you rent boats? go with a guided company? or take your own? I'm in to Kayaking and was totally interested in taking my own boat being use to it and wanted to fully load it out for a 5 day trip. I would say that the canoe trail is more setup for Canadian canoes though as the pontoons had a sharp crystal coating for a non slip surface and I managed to cut my hand on it! Its also not good for dry suits as it could damage them, we ended up using the steep banks to slide our boats straight up and out for portages.
Also worth mentioning is that the canal has a £10 key that you can obtain at the start of the trail to get access to toilets, hot showers and water by some of the locks. There's wild camping spots along the way where you might find wood has been provided in the form of drift wood or a large branch off a tree, take a saw to manage this and don't go looking for trees to cut down!
I made a video of some of the water refill points using my mobile, I decided not to include this as quality was low. The water points are black posts with two short pipes sticking out of either side at waist height and close to the canal at the locks. You use the key to unlock the stiff hinged door and access the tap lever, you turn it to the direction you want the water to come out.
I hope that you enjoy this video, just a heads up the photography is in part 2! - Розваги
IKEA bags are great to carry your things. Great video!
This is so true, before the trip I was using them to carry wet gear from paddle days home in the car, it's easier to carry straight to the washing line to dry and keeps everything else in the car dry rather than soaks through everything! Thanks for the feedback!
Great video Noel!!
Thanks Lee!
Another trip on my tick list too. Looks a fantastic journey
I would totally do it again, and take more time. Thanks for the comment 🙏
Hi. Good video. Can you tell us about your method moving the car and what kit you had? I’m wondering why you didn’t load the boat at the shore to keep it lighter? EDIT; should’ve waited until I had watched Pt 2!! Thanks. Love the photos.
We think we did this the easiest way, the pontoons for the Canadian canoes were sharp and I did cut my hand. The strap and carabineers was the best method with so many locks, the emptying and reloading of the boat would have been more challenging. Thank you for watching. The car parking is resolved when you speak to the Fort William end of the trails information office on getting the key.
Hello ... congratulations on the crossing.
Could you tell me where to rent a good sea kayak near the channel? I'm from Spain and it would take me many days to get my sea kayak to Scotland.
Best regards and thanks.
Thank you, I'm not sure about rental as I did not rent but the first place to look is Fort William, when you've finished you may need to arrange transport back to Fort William, some may offer transport, best bet would be to call them.
You should really burp your dry suit, Michelin Man!
I do try, it was hot (probably too hot to be wearing) and I could feel it inflating as the day plays out but note taken, thanks 👍