Well, not quite kayaking, but I have just returned from a fantastic open boat trip down the River Spey with Explore Highland. The trip, lead by Explore Highland owner Donald Macpherson and assisted by Malcolm Wield, took place over four days and included 3 nights under canvas; thankfully the weather was, on the whole, sunny [...]
After checking out the Cuileig, Dave Y and I took a quick bimble down the Upper Black Water (Alltan Dubh) so ensure that we got our daily kayaking fix. The water level was the lowest that I’d ever run it, with more plastic left on rocks than anything else, but still some good falls and [...]
Ok, so not a proper paddling trip, but today Dave Young and I did a wee recky of the Abhainn Cuileig (meaning the ‘Fly River’ as far as I can tell – and true to form given the midges!) near the Braemore Junction en route to Ullapool. We’d heard interesting things about three 3m to 4m [...]
