Our agenda

This site is still under construction

Nigel and Kathy’s plans for 10 week tour of Scottish Islands and Highlands

Please be aware that these are rough outline plans and may change due to weather or ferry sailings. After August, timings may well be different.

We aim to use the car only to move ourselves from base to base. Once at a base we will kayak and walk. We want to complete some challenging routes on the mountains and sea.

We will use Cal-Mac ferries to link the islands.

We will live simply using basic campsites or wild camping as much as possible, with occasional “pit-stops” to stock up and get clean.

Sunday August 2^nd

Arran

Ferry from Ardrossan at 3.15 pm. 6 hour journey to ferry. Lochranza campsite base 01770 830273

Walking/ scrambling and kayaking

Sunday August 9^th

Gigha Islay Colonsay

Ferry from Lochranza to Claonaig. Drive to Tayinloan on Kintyre. Paddle round Gigha (there is a ferry). Continue to Oban.

Sunday August !6^th

Oban area PIT STOP MAINLAND

Paddles to Lismore, Seil. Easdale, Luing, etc + inland lochs

Sunday August 23^rd

Barra in the Outer Hebrides

Ferry from Oban. Kayaking. Return Lochmaddy/ North Uist to Skye.

Sunday August 31^st

Skye

Walking/ scrambling. Paddles- Loch Coruisk/ Raasay/ Isleornsay

Sunday September 6^th

Mallaig area PIT STOP MAINLAND

Knoydart/ inland lochs: Morar, Shiel, Mullardoch/ Rhum/ Arisaig

Sunday September 13^th

Torridon/ Ullapool area

Kayaking/ walking: Suilven, Stac Pollaidh

Driving North to Thurso.

Sunday September 13^th

Orkneys

Sunday September 26^th

Shetlands- finishing at Northern tip Muckle Flugga

October 4^th

Aviemore/ Loch Ericht/ Fife/ Edinburgh/ Farne islands

Return: mid-Oct