Canoeing
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Can’t a-fjord it, but there’s no way I won’t be back again
If I asked you how much three whiskies would cost you in a pub in Oslo, what would you your guess be? Needless to say the bank manager back home required a call to ensure I was able to afford the libations that this particular establishment was providing. Our first night in Oslo gave Dave…
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Third Time Lucky
We were going to the back of beyond. Now those are not my words, but the words of a descendent of the last resident of Loch Glencoul bothy. They explain in an info pack to be found at the bothy that “coul” in the bothy name comes from the Gaelic word “cul”, meaning back, and…
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Early Spring Summertime
The temperature in the high teens was repeating a pattern which had continued for the last couple of weeks. Warm days, heat hazes, t-shirt and shorts, evening beers at the local social spot. Summertime was well and truly here and the sea stretched out in front of us as we wandered along stony beach killing…
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Date Day Paddles
A day paddling the River Earn from Forteviot to Bridge of Earn to celebrate a day without kids! Not even the boat starting to take on water (and the pump failing too) could dampen our enthusiasm and enjoyment for such a fab day. And here’s the film.
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Leven it all Behind
A family microadventure to Loch Leven for a spot of dipping and wild swimming.
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Great Pairs
Great pairings….A pie and a pint, bacon and eggs, hide and seek, Tom and Jerry…. How about a morning canoeing…. And an afternoon on West Lomond?… https://youtu.be/yCLJTqriKiA Click the link to check out a wee film of our paddle.
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Have Boat. No Paddle. Make Paddle. Have Paddle!
Another in the series of things we’ve built to improve our garden (ok, not so much the garden…), entertain Young Johnston and get us through lockdown! A paddle for a canoe!
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Team Deliverance Take on the Tay
Team Deliverance consists of Kirsty, Paul, Sas, Gav, Erin and my good self and there wasn’t a sign of a banjo or a squealing pig all weekend. Two days spent canoeing the waters of the River Tay in blazing sunshine and driving rain were a perfect way to welcome the coming autumnal changes. I’ll let…
Challenge Kev Outdoors 