Island hopping canoe trip...

Open crossing from Fraoch Isle to Inchtavannach...

Today (16th July 2016) myself and Ryan ran all day island hopping canoe trip on behalf of Can You Experience. There was a total of seven clients and we set off from Luss around 10:30 am.

After departing Luss we headed South, hugging the coast before turning East and completing a small crossing to Fraoch Isle, the old prison of Luss. Once here we had a brief rest before setting our sites on Inchtavannach.

Lunch spot in the Haven...

Paddling the diamond raft to the boat house on Inchconnochan...

By now the wind had steadily picked up which made the crossing from Fraoch Isle to Inchtavannach rather sporty. After a great effort from all the team we finally landed on a small beach on the North East corner of Inchtavannach for a leg stretch. Once the team had all had a wander around the island it was time to get back on the water.

Now that we were in the sheltered water of the narrows we coached the clients on the basic skills needed to maneuver and paddle in windy conditions efficiently. This done we headed through the narrows and made our way round to the haven, a small bay on the South end of Inchconnochan for a lunch stop.

Group heading for Lady Colquhoun's bungalow...

Once at the haven we made an alternative tarp shelter and had the kelly kettle roaring. By this time the clients had gone for an explore on the island whilst myself and Ryan built a diamond raft as the wind was now blowing a consistent  force 4.

Once we were all reunited we paddled our newly built diamond raft back through the narrows and stopped by the boat house on Inchconnochan. Once here we all went for an explore of Lady Colquhoun's ruined bungalow and sawmill before having an explore in search of the mythical wallabies on the island. Some of the group even caught a glimpse of one...

Time was now getting on and it was time to hit the water. We all hopped in to the diamond raft and made a b-line for Camstraddan house. A superb effort from the team in less than ideal conditions!

A brief rest here before we slowly worked our way back to the village of Luss.

A fantastic day with a great group of clients!