Locks on lochs on locks 

I love Sam's face when he's trying to work out what the lock keepers are saying over the radio🤣

Indiana Holmes and the Bridge of Doom. Loved it halfway when you were wondering if it was a good idea.😁

Sam, walking gingerly across a shaky, derelict bridge: "Maybe I shouldn't have done this." Audience, in unison: "No, you shouldn't have done this, you LUNATIC!" [But we're still glad you took your camera along!😁]

I love how snorkelling in the middle of the Atlantic on your own is normal and then walking across a rotten bridge near where I live is really sketchy 😂😂 thanks Sam best channel going 👍🤩

best sailing channel on the whole dam internet!

I liked your comment about the attention of flying the Stars&Stripes through the canal. You make us proud, Sam! Thanks for representing us!!

Your amazing Sam Holmes, nothing gets you rattled. Love your videos.

When you first said you were outside the locks and would be going through them I looked it up on Google earth. It was a surprise when I found out that the waterway goes right through Loch Ness. I did not know boats could sail into there like that. Oh my god you’re an educational channel!! oh well I guess I keep my subscription anyways.

I Googled "Holmes" it's a Scottish name, literally meaning "someone who lives on an island surrounded by water". It's derived from a Viking word.

That was great! The people asking if you'd crossed the Atlantic, the other boats, the canoes, the country, the locks...it's all good! A few months back I went to the Ballard Locks in Seattle, they still have the manual set up for moving the doors there too. When you really need to open the door gate.... I'm looking forward to seeing the monster :-)

Love your plan to catch Nessie. Good luck.

Excellent video of transit though Caledonian canal, well worth the the money. Scenery outstanding, we live in Scotland and visit the canal every few years. We love fort Augustus which is really scenic. We base ourselves at the Inverness end and use our cycles to travel along the canal towpath. You still have some lovely sections to come. You also have the rail bridge to negotiate at the Inverness sea lock end. How have the ‘midges’ been, they are the bane of our lives in the west of Scotland……..can really make life challenging. Can’t wait for your next posts as we still have loads of your journey to catch-up on. Enjoy living the dream, stay safe and favourable winds. Colin

When I went through Fort Augustus locks the second time there were some tourists watching. I got 2 of them to take my lines & they loved it. I let them come aboard & let their friends on a coach take photos of them & they had great fun. It made it easy for me. On the last trip When I got to the last lot of locks at Inverness I tied up to the barge you showed on your video. It is a holiday one ( there are 2 of them) & they took me through & I spent the time chatting to the guests.

Back in the 1980s it was even better because when you bought a pass you had 3 months to traverse the canal. Onr year I spent a very leisurely (and economical) few weeks at the end of a cruising summer on the West Coast heading back to my home port of Nairn in the Moray Firth.

Oh man!! Your vlogs have always been really well done and even still they are getting better and better. Clean simple and honest. Thanks, Sam.

Sam, your enthusiasm, Joy, positivity, general optimistic I can do it attitude and way of living is fantastic. Thank you for sharing your life with us. You are inspirational, Brave, Funny, Kind. You are a good Man Sam. Big Love

Sam's sense of humor....so subtle yet hilarious!

I've taken groups of school students along the full length of the canal on a few occasions. We hired 6 sailboats from Laggan Locks. Keeping 6 boats together was fun and we became a minor tourist attraction....Bill

Loch locky is my favourite for camping and fishing 🎣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

neatest sailing video with no sailing. Thanks again, Sam, learned lots and enjoyed doing so. Ah, to dream.

Thanks for taking us along

Liked the front mounted time lapses through the narrow waters!

The thing about Sam's vids compared to some others is that he shows 'reality' and not just the 'highs'. It is a "diary". Sam is sooo inspirational. I don't think he knows.

Excellent, looks like you are still enjoying the adventure. Top of the morning, I'll tip a pint back to ya with the boys

Thanks for taking us along. I have absolute admiration for what you have achieved!

What an adventure! Be sure to wave to my old family homestead, the Urquhart castle.

Sam, Sam, Sam. I’m eating my heart out! What a bucket list opportunity!

Awww, Sam you and Pickled Herring are magic, indeed! Thank you!!

Fantastic trip…scenery is so beautiful…

Great episode. Good thing «I shouldn’t have done this» spoken from that rickety bridge didn’t turn out to be your famous last words!

Wonderful! I don't think any Scotsman (or anybody else for that matter) has ever tried a short whistle to encourage the Loch Ness Monster to emerge from wherever it is. Nice one Sam :)

I have everything I need to find the Loch Ness Monster. Lol. I love it

Ah! My stomping ground! Welcome to Scotland I wish I’d seen you pass by 👍👍

“I shouldn’t have done this.” 12:36 Famous last words of Scottish hikers on the Loch Ness.

Another great Sam Holmes Sailing Adventure! Thanks for sharing Sam!

Geeze Louise! You sail across oceans in a tiny boat and get killed walking on an ancient bridge in Scotland!!! Fun. Thanks for the cool Scottish videos mate!

Dude, go to Hopeman on your way out. It has a cool little pier and afterwards has a nice little beach at Primrose bay. Spent a summer there! Enjoy!

A most splendid offering. So great to see Scotland from this perspective. Thanks.

Thanks sam ive been encouraged and am much more keen to keep my interest and ambition moving forward for my 24 hutton trailer sailer. And adventure awaits

Super video Sam. Love watching you. Very brave doing this journey on your own 👍👍

Awesome hiking trails! Love to ditch my life for 1 of world sailing 🤗🚤stay safe, keep up the good work 👌

Lol the bridge gave me anxiety 😮love what you do man 👍

Your a inspiration for anyone that has fear of traveling. Beautiful places your visiting.

Hey Sammy ya wee lad.Thnx for the tour of the old country.My name is Alastair MacGregor Souter, Totally Canadian but Scottish desendant.Im a stowaway for life. Stay safe and love the ride....(lime may you lum reek)Gaelic for long may your chimney smoke.Thats all I got Cheers ..C.C.R real wood boat 🏴‍☠️ 🚢 😎

They never tell loch Ness is connected to the ocean. Thanks for clearing up that lie!

Superb, that bridge was sketchy as hell!

Making good memories, well done! A word of advice, please use bridges that are more timber than holes.

Hello Sam you're taking a risk crossing a bridge like that I was nearly pulling my hair out hoping you wouldn't fall anyway nice place those trees reminded me of the Sequoias here in California too nice place be safe Sam God bless you

Best sailing videos on RU-vid period

I've seen many sailing videos, your have one of the most interesting. Most sailing videos stick to the old routes in the Caribean, Med, or Pacific, but you take us to some new places.

Followed you all the way through on G-Earth maps. Thanks!

its interesting to see go through were i used to live and work. remember there is only one lake in Scotland and now were near lochness. love seeing it from your point of view. great stuff

Hey Sam i think you should sail to croatia next it’s a beautiful small country with loads of islands

The Caladonian Canal is such an amazing mix of engineering & natural beauty, ur taking ur boat over 100 ft above sea level & across an entire country.

Can't wait to see a selfie with "Nessie"

Boat found without skipper, oh no wait that's the guy who fell through the bridge! My knees went shakie when you showed that! :(

Thank you for sharing

This is such a cool channel I stumbled upon this last week, I’m very happy I did; subscribed !

Sam, your videos are great, my favorite youtube channel. God bless. From Columbus, Ohio

Sweeet - a Sam Holmes Sailing cliff hanger!! Can't wait to see how it turns out!!

watching what you do with a small sailing boat is awesome ,your an inspiration and feel i want to buy a boat myself and sail the world. Great videos, keep safe, looking foreward to your future adventures..

Very cool. I had no idea Loch Ness was a shortcut of canals and locks through Scotland between the Atlantic and the North Sea. Canal cruising is a nice switch-up from other types of crusing.

That bridge just needs a couple sheets of plywood to be back in service!

Off topic, but thanks for the recommendation on your buddy James’ sailing channel a few weeks ago. Have really enjoyed his adventures as well. Another great no nonsense sailing outlet- like yours. Thanks!

I love the rain sounds in the voice over too!!

Fantastic show! Thank you ⛵️

You should send this to the Lochpicking Lawyer.

Lock picking Lawyer: Today I have a set of locks. (autocorrect refuses to allow any other spelling)

Great episode Sam… great. Thanks for showing me these incredible views… and Crikey…. Your on lochness! Awesome

Thanks for the interesting and educational sailing posts! I’m learning a ton from you.

Lol , that was a good ending Sam , love following this trip!!

The locals should have told you that if you want to see the monster you should bring it a kerry oot, then it is mostly likely to surface unless it already has a sair hied.

Great lock loch video. Soooooooo wish you’d done an entire video of the hike you took thru the woods at the very end of this video. Hint, hint.

Great videos! Keep making them!

Great vid sam. Safe travels

Love your demeanour Sam

LMAO Sammy ... Nessy co hosting thanks mate... love it

Great stuff! 👍

That whole Loch Ness monster thing - all those sightings were just average Scotsmen swimming backstroke naked.

You couldn't pay me to walk across that bridge. You got steel balls.

Very good video!

Easily your best video title. Nice work.

When stationed at RAF Bentwaters England in 1983, we took a train to Scotland for a Pub Crawl. Well let's just say that after a few Pubs we went out to Lock Ness and went skinny dipping with some Scottish lasses... many memories ago!

Watch out for the wee birds that build nests out of moss along the sides of the locks. The build their nests out of moss and spittle. They raise their chick's in the nest. They are known as "The Moss Lock Nesters".

Thanks!

I visited loch ness once in the eighties. It is amazing to think you have cruised there.

.... sketchy bridge .... i'll go the long way round next time 😉🤣😂🤣

The lock man sounds the same as the fellow on the radio when you approached Bermuda.

Thanks Sam. Awesome video. How cool is the canal. Loch Ness co host😂😂 Dodgy bridge... it's a bugger when you commit to a route like that then realise half way in maybe not such great idea...😁 Hey you survived...

Hi Sam!!! Happy sailing to you!! I love your videos!

Great video - amazing scenery.

Hi Sam, I have seen some of your early videos about your monocycle obsession. So i thought i could recommened u the electric one. They are super cool. And when u are on land ur mobility would be easier. They have pretty good range as well (50-80km or even more). The only thing what i dont know that how they would cope with the salty water while u r on the sea. Thanks for the inspiration anyway. It is so cool, keep up the good vids.

now try the ERIE CANAL, when you return for the BIG LOOP here in the great lakes.

Great video! That was a very sketchy bridge!

Great video!

What a great adventure!

You are awesome doing what you love that is so kool

Doing a great job .love videos. seem like a well rounded young man following a dream! good for U!

Great video my friend.

Waiting for the photo op with Lock Ness, he/she’s gotta be around there somewhere. 👍🏼