LOCH LOMOND MY KAYAKING TRIP 

Thanks, Patrick for them kind words, yes a hell of a lot of preparation went into this trip But just like we often say in our videos you never know what could happen, and in a way, this goes to show that (sort of) If I wasn't so tied and frustrated I know if I had just kept going I would have found a spot somewhere. However, I didn't feel like driving for maybe hours just in case things didn't work out. Next time I will be booking a campsite just so I have somewhere to leave the car, but the only issue with that is they are very expensive up there because I did look into that a few months ago but it would have cost around £100 a night and as the plan was for a week or more on the water, so no way. As it happens today I looked at a different way around, by leaving the car in Glasgow in a safe place and getting a Taxi to the loch for £80 something else to think about. I'm going out for a paddle tomorrow even though the forecast is rain because I'm so annoyed about this and thought if I don't get back on the way straight away it will build up and could even put me off paddling for a while. As they say, if you fall off your bike get straight back on it lol

@@THE-RIVER-RAT Yes, getting back on the bike is probably a good idea! From a safety standpoint it would seem you made a wise choice as getting out on the loch water after lack of sleep and all that stress could have ended badly as well. Unfortunate that it turned out to be this difficult. Hope next time works out well and that you also get some great closer-to-home paddles as partial compensation soon.

@@AirOnTheWater Thanks mate.

Thanks buddy, and sorry your plan's fell apart too. Yes them bloody kayak gods like to have their jokes lol

Bloody weather hates Paddlers. I went to the Keys about 40 years ago on a holiday and the one thing I remember is it rained a lot (small world)

Still annoyed but shit happens. Maybe better luck next time 🤞

I will look in to it thanks 👍

You should be fine as you did it the right way. Yes, next time I will book a site.

Thanks for the info very much appreciated. I am planning on going back again next year and this time hopeful get on the bloody water lol

Cheers buddy, however I still love Scotland and I'm already planning another trip, but this time I'm going to make bloody sure I have a place to park for a few days. In fact I have already checked out one place but they wanted to charge me £60 a night just for parking, so that's out But I will find somewhere.

@@THE-RIVER-RAT I'm sure parking at Milarrochy bay car park is free. There are toilets there too. Also I'm sure you can park over night. Check out that one. Is on the east side of the Loch and the islands are more accessible from that launch point.

@@JamesFleming888 Thanks James, I will check it out. Cheers buddy.. Yum yum

Cheers mate, and yes nothing will waste, in fact I had one of my camping ready meals for my dinner tonight lol. Yes next time I'm going to book a camp spot then at least I know I will have a car parking spot. 👍👍

I could have launched from the moon if I knew about it before hand. Information beforehand is a wonderful thing but absolutely bloody useless when you don't know about those places. However now I will know for next time

@@THE-RIVER-RAT true but i did mention to you about a month ago to try Balmaha 🤷‍♂️🤔🤣

@@ccwweeman3385 lol yes you did.. But as it happens it wouldn't have been any good I did some checking yesterday because I thought I would go there next time. However, you're not allowed to park overnight and you have to pay for parking and if you're not back by 1600 you get a £100 fine So that spot is not good for me as I was planning to camp on the loch for a few days. But the other spot you mentioned (tarbert) looks like it could be ok, just have to find out how much it would cost to leave the car there for a week. One way or another I will find something for next time. Cheers matey.👍