The first part of the canal above Laggan Locks travels through tall evergreens before linking up with Loch Oich - I have to admit to feeling rather envious as I watched the EBD set off on this stretch of the journey - it looked so secret and mysteriously beautiful - and the water was calm enough for me not to worry about them! I think their photograph says it all.
Loch Oich was a fun section of the journey, water conditions fine with lots of little islands to explore and a few tour boats to navigate.
It will be no surprise to you that there are no photographs from the first two days on Loch Ness, but when the unbeatable EBD put into the loch to paddle the last few km to Loch Dochfour, they did manage to get some pictures which help to show what James meant when he described Loch Ness as oppressive. I'm sure it can be glorious, but Loch Ness showed us its greyer, gloomy and more threatening side. Interestingly the Loch was in direct contrast to the amazingly kind and encouraging folk that we met along it's shores.
Loch Dochfour to the North Sea was an easy paddle only interrupted by endless locks and portage sections. the last few photos give an idea of what the EBD saw along the way - wrecks, birds and boats.
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