Scotland - Loch Sheil Circuit

1) Early start - Monday morning at Glenfinnan or Harry Potter land as it is now called

2) Sam, Dave, Martin and Simon ready to roll

3) Paddling down a windy Loch Sheil looking for a campsite

4) Sheltered bay with perfect beach for the first night camp

5) Start of Day 2 - calm, cold and beautiful

6) Lunch stop on day 2 - getting colder

7) Dramatic and frequent changes in the weather as we paddle on down the loch

8) Rainbows arching across the loch

9) Day 3 - Looking across to the burial island Eilean Fhianain in the cold morning mist. Ice on the tents

10) Grave of the first priest of St Firman, the chapel on the island

11) Looking down towards Acharacle as the sun warms the stones and Dave

12) Gateway to Loch Moidart and the sea from the River Sheil

13) Getting choppy as we look for an island to camp

14) Perfect campsite on island in Loch Moidart

16) Drinks around the fire at the end of the day

17) Day 4 - Simon collecting mussels at low tide for the evening meal

18) Paddling back to camp after exploring the ruined castle at the end of Day 4

19) Day 5 - Low tide means a long drag to get the boats to the water

19) Coming to the end of the North channel and onto the open sea

19) Keeping a wary eye on the conditions as we paddle up the coast to Glenuig

19) End of trip - final campsite at Glenuig