Bloodvein River, Canada Day 3 – Artery Lake to Stone house Rapids (28km) by Ruth E Today was the first day of multiple rapids, and multiple portages! After breaking camp, off we set for a day covering 28km and rapids 10 to 23. The weather was glorious and very warm! We came to the first rapid, number 10, which separates the upper part of Artery Lake from the lower part.… Read More »2024 Bloodvein River, Canada Day 3 by Ruth E

2024 Outer Hebrides – Fuzzy Water Day 15 Friday 30th Aug – Atlantic sun, sand, and swell by Christine Bond The last paddle of the Outer Hebrides trip…. The wind had been forecast to drop, the sun was forecast to shine and a good trip to the Atlantic West coast was the plan. Unfortunately, the wind had not quite read the weather forecast from the previous day so it was… Read More »2024 Outer Hebrides Day 15 Atlantic sun, sand, and swell by Christine Bond

Bloodvein River, Canada Day 2: Barclay Lake – Artery Lake (30km) by Ian Bell Having had a very comfy first night out in the wilderness on our island camp. We woke keen to get underway. Having breakfasted and repacked the kit, we were ready for the off. A quick check of the map and we started to paddle. The map check was more of a formality as Nikki had noted… Read More »2024 Bloodvein River, Canada Day 2 by Ian Bell

202410 08 Last Monday night open canoe session of the year.

Bloodvein River, Canada Getting there and Day 1 – Barclay Lake by Mike Alter I can’t speak for the rest of the team, but Ruth and I had been putting in the hard miles to prepare for this trip. We are both independent souls, with different boating styles, who enjoy paddling our own boats, so with thoughts turning to the hundreds of white water kilometres to be paddled as a… Read More »2024 Bloodvein River, Canada Day 1 “Getting there” by Mike Alter

2024 Outer Hebrides – Fuzzy Water Day 14 Thursday 29th Aug – Loch Siophort by Keith We opted for an early start at 8:00am to try and avoid the stronger winds forecast later that day. We drove over the top of the mountains of Haris heading for Loch Siophort. The first get-in at Lochedge Lodge was now fenced off as new building works were due to start. Plan B was… Read More »2024 Outer Hebrides Day 14 Loch Siophort by Keith

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Bloodvein River, Canada 12-day White Water River Expedition by Open Canoe  Let’s be honest, this was largely a personal ambition. I mean, you can have all the qualifications out there, but can you really call yourself a serious canoeist if you haven’t been canoeing in Canada, the birthplace of the open canoe? Well, whether it’s true or not (probably not), it was a good excuse for us to go do… Read More »2024 Bloodvein River, Canada

2024 Outer Hebrides – Fuzzy Water Day 13 Wednesday 28th Aug – Loch Eireasort from Crosbost by Gary Bunting After a storm-bound day we were eager to get out. As the forecast was for Southerlies strengthening in the afternoon/evening the sheltered mouth of east-facing Loch Eireasort was chosen. So at 9 am we set out to drive to Crosbost and were launching by 10:30 from the jetty next to the… Read More »2024 Outer Hebrides Day 13 Loch Eireasort by Gary Bunting