We had enjoyed an extended luncheon in the shelter of Garbh Eilean but when it started to snow we decided it was time to return.
The east wind was still blowing and we had a stiff paddle across the bay to...
...the shelter of
Rubha na Daimh.
There were still blinks of sun through the heavy snow bearing clouds as...
...we approached
Laudale House which can be rented by parties of up to 20!
Laudale House was built by John Campbell of Ardslignish starting in 1755 and finally finishing in 1790. Then we entered...
...the eponymous narrows through which...
...we passed into the inner loch. The flood tide had just turned in our favour but had not yet built up sufficient speed to create wind over tide conditions.
What are the tide stream flow rates through Laudale narrows and do these make kayaking difficult or even impossible?
ReplyDeleteHi Dr, in mid channel the ingoing spring rate is 3 knots and the outgoing spring rate is 3.5 knots. I have paddled through there at different states of the tide on 4 different occasions and never had any bother, keeping in to the north side of the channel.
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