After having portaged the locks we set out onto Loch Lochy with some trepidation as we'd never before paddled on water so vast. We set out with a warning from the lock keeper that the ferry would be coming shortly from Inverness and as it travels at 18 knots it is best to keep well out of its way. We set off and the change in scenery was immediate and the loch could be seen to be beautiful.

We knew that we were camping on the right hand side of the loch and ideally we would like to go up that side however that we might not be able to because of wind, fortunately there was very little wind so we were able to go up this side. There was a lighthouse at the beginning of Loch Lochy but sadly we didn't manage to see it. We have got a warning for you that you should watch out for low flying bats, this one got confused and crash landed in the loch fortunately our supervisor was on hand to rescue it.

Paddling along the edge also proved of great interest to us as we saw a number of buildings most of which were boathouses a lot of which were derelict. We also saw the below building and we presume it was a boathouse but there's an interesting room above it, if you have any ideas as to what it is then email us!

As I have mentioned we were warned about the Ferry coming from Inverness and this proved very wise as the wake of the ferry were waves of a couple of feet and having expected them they caused no problems however they might have otherwise done so. We were kindly allowed to camp in the grounds of the Letterfinlay Lodge Hotel although there is a nearby campsite. We had a very good night here although we found the midges were worse than we'd expected, even though everyone had told us how awful they were. Whatever anyone ever says about the midges always imagine them to be ten times worse and then you'll be getting somewhere near to what they're actually like! A picture of the hotel can be seen below.