I had booked a course of sea kayaking in Oban starting 6 sept . In our group there were six and an instructor Amazingly we had dry weather most of the time .
The first day we started from Loch Feochan end .south of Oban and paddled back to Oban harbour ,about ten miles .Its was great .Oban is a really beautiful town situated in an outstanding area of islands lochs and hills
On the second day we started in a cold wind from Loch Creran and past the sea life centre ,and past the beautiful castle Stalker in this photo. At times it was rough when the sea went against the wind ,but mostly the wind was on our backs.
On the third day day we paddled out of Oban harbour northwards and under Connel Bridge to finish in Loch Etive in glorious sunshine where we did some rescue and recovery practise in calm water
For its a very special place ,the bit under the bridge is known as the Falls of Lorn as its a raging torrent when in full flow.
The next day when my course was over I headed over to Kinlochleven just a few miles north for some big hill walking.The Scottish hills are a challenge and not to be taken lightly
Here I am doing some wild camping in the Mamore range near Kinlochleven ,behind is Binnein Beag.Wild camping is not for the faint hearted, specially in Scotland ,but a wee dram made it more amenable
Here I am on the summit of Na Gruagachian looking north to Binnein Mor along a fine ridge .You can have this mountain to yourself any time of year !! That pack was so heavy
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