A few photos from a recent trip to the Inverpolly area of Scotland. We had planned four days but incoming Storm Boelo didn't think much of that and we didn't fancy paddling in 45 mph winds with +60 mph gusts.
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The joke among pilots is that "There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old bold pilots." I suspect that the same applies to canoe trippers.
Benson
I too was just in Scotland but this was the only canoe I saw.
That one isn’t going anywhere.
Jim
That one isn’t going anywhere.
Jim
I and my grandmother's Clan Cameron thank you for your report and pictures of Scotland, @samb.
iye.scot
Inverpolly: geology and history - IYE
Without doubt, Inverpolly is one of Scotland and the UK’s last true wilderness areas. It’s the name given to a large area of western Sutherland in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, north of Ullapool. The area contains several prominent hills, rising up from a rough landscape of bogs and...
iye.scot
It's a wise move to weight your canoe down before a storm!
I’m in Scotland now and storm Boelo has been insane. Paddling in these winds would probably mean that you’re just paddling wherever the wind pushes you.
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Glad you went out to Scotland, hope to get there again.
I really wanted to paddle here but alas that wasn’t why we were there. We must have left before the that storm.
Jim
Jim
