Friday 14th April – River Orchy On the first day of our Scottish Easter break we were to paddle the river Orchy, a 9km stretch from the Bridge of Orchy to the Falls of Orchy. A small group had an early start to paddle the Upper Etive first at 6am, and the rest of us… Read More »River Orchy by Hannah Bellamy

Monday 17th April Day 4 – Sea Kayaks at the Falls Of Lora On BH Monday the predicted state of the Falls was green, i.e “suitable for an introductory moving water training or fun in sea kayaks and canoes”.  Roger and I were on the water well before the official start time and found the conditions… Read More »Sea Kayaks at the Falls Of Lora by Robin Emley

Saturday 15th April – Sea Kayaks at Shuna Island. With a strong North-Westerly forecast, our chosen destination was Shuna Island, around 10 miles South of Oban.  Shuna is a couple of miles offshore and is sheltered by the larger island of Luing.  From the previous day’s contingent of ten, two decided to do rivers and… Read More »Sea Kayaks at Shuna Island by Robin Emley

Video from Mark Young

Blackwater Hostel Sunday 16th April Day three saw nine of us make the 60 mile drive to Arisaig, with the sun beginning to make an appearance as we left the rain-soaked hills behind.  The harbour nestles at the head of the short Loch nan Ceall, sheltered to the south by the Rhu peninsula and a… Read More »Arisaig by Nigel Waddington

Sunday afternoon 16th April Sunday afternoon turned out sunny, perfect for a quick walk out the back of the hostel to Blackwater reservoir. A 13 mile round trip, with 3 deer in the valley, a big bird circling over head and a rainbow or two. The Navvies Graveyard, Blackwater Dam, Kinlochleven Excellent views of Kilnlochleven… Read More »Blackwater Reservoir Walk by Jenny Brown

Friday 14th April This is a favourite first day paddle of mine to get into the swing of things.  10 of us set off from our put in on the shore below the lay-by on the A828 at Polanach Conditions at this point light wind and calm sea so off to the north tip of… Read More »Loch Linnhe, Polanach to Lismore Island by Anthony Vaccaro

Saturday Afternoon 15th April After a morning session on the River Roy I felt warmed up and ready to see what the Spean Gorge had to offer for the afternoon’s paddle. It had been a few years since I last paddled the Spean Gorge and my memory of the main features was patchy.  Once on… Read More »Spean Gorge by Kathryn Wilson

All the photos of Scottish Easter Holiday at Blackwater Hostel in Kinlochleven  click here……. River Etive