Gwen and Steve visit

Friday 7th to Friday 14th August 2020

We did a bit of everything this sunny week - caving, kayaking, walking, scrambling and coasteering.

We began with a coastal explore near the northern tip of Applecross, exploring three sandstone fault caves on the way. The longest, Uamh an Fhaing Mhòr, extended nearly 100m inland and wasn't known to cavers. No pictures from Saturday when we went underground in Uamh na h-Aiseirigh, but we returned on Monday to to stabilise the new (Yeaster Pot) entrance. In between (i.e. Sunday), Gwen and I had a lovely walk through the woods south of Applecross.

On Tuesday, we went coasteering again, this time along the Shieldaig peninsula, and on Wednesday, we climbed the big obvious angled rake up Meall Gorm, which turned out to be possible.

Back to Shieldaig on Thursday, this time with kayaks, and for our final day, we went caving in Kishorn - getting distracted by a new dig before even reaching the first known cave!

Ready for adventure

Ready for adventure

Friday 7th 2:07 PM

Coastal traverse

Coastal traverse

Friday 7th 2:20 PM

Steve in the sea in the rain

Steve in the sea in the rain

Friday 7th 2:36 PM

View from a sea cave

View from a sea cave

Friday 7th 2:55 PM

A sandstone rift cave

A sandstone rift cave

Friday 7th 3:33 PM

Gwen in a tree

Gwen in a tree

Sunday 9th 2:06 PM

By Loch Achaid na h-Inich

By Loch Achaid na h-Inich

Sunday 9th 2:58 PM

Lochside stroll

Lochside stroll

Sunday 9th 2:59 PM

At the Iron Age hill-fort

At the Iron Age hill-fort

Sunday 9th 3:18 PM

View across the loch to Applecross

View across the loch to Applecross

Sunday 9th 3:53 PM

Comedy hat

Comedy hat

Monday 10th 2:38 PM

Exploring the Shieldaig coast

Exploring the Shieldaig coast

Tuesday 11th 2:32 PM

Toby

Toby

Tuesday 11th 2:44 PM

Steve and Toby

Steve and Toby

Tuesday 11th 2:48 PM

Gwen

Gwen

Tuesday 11th 3:02 PM

Steve

Steve

Tuesday 11th 3:42 PM

Gwen

Gwen

Tuesday 11th 3:49 PM

Gwen swimming

Gwen swimming

Tuesday 11th 4:12 PM

Happily floating

Happily floating

Tuesday 11th 4:13 PM

Gwen on Meal Gorm

Gwen on Meal Gorm

Wednesday 12th 1:12 PM

Gwen

Gwen

Wednesday 12th 1:23 PM

Loch Kishorn

Loch Kishorn

Wednesday 12th 1:28 PM

Sandstone climbing

Sandstone climbing

Wednesday 12th 1:34 PM

Gwen

Gwen

Wednesday 12th 1:52 PM

Steve

Steve

Wednesday 12th 2:42 PM

Bealach na Bà

Bealach na Bà

Wednesday 12th 4:19 PM

Gwen on the descent

Gwen on the descent

Wednesday 12th 4:28 PM

Gwen on Loch Shieldaig

Gwen on Loch Shieldaig

Thursday 13th 2:40 PM

Steve at the puffin cave

Steve at the puffin cave

Thursday 13th 3:32 PM

Gwen

Gwen

Thursday 13th 3:33 PM

Steve and the puffin

Steve and the puffin

Thursday 13th 3:37 PM

Gwen

Gwen

Thursday 13th 3:54 PM

Reaching Shieldaig

Reaching Shieldaig

Thursday 13th 5:01 PM

Gwen at Loch an Lòin

Gwen at Loch an Lòin

Friday 14th 2:06 PM

Steve at Dam Waterfall Pot

Steve at Dam Waterfall Pot

Friday 14th 3:10 PM

Toby in the hole

Toby in the hole

Friday 14th 4:54 PM

The crawl and the slot

The crawl and the slot

Friday 14th 5:01 PM