The Caledonian Canal
We entered the Caledonian Canal on Friday evening though the sea lock
Saturday morning, we entered the first four flight lock and this raised us up towards Loch Ness after a little more canal and another single lock.
There was a 14kn wind against us as we entered, and the ( fresh ) water was very choppy, to the extent that we looked for shelter in the anchorages around the shore of Loch Ness so that we could wait until the wind and waves died away.
About 2/3 on the way along Loch Ness, we found a pontoon at Foyers, and Jennifer and I wandered up the hill to see the waterfalls, and to find somewhere nice for coffee.
The depth sounders showed Loch Ness to be deep. The Navman 8084 peaked at around 233m whereas the Echopilot FLS Gold II decided it was 16m and became derranged.
We made our way to Fort Augustus, where we met Phil - our new crew.
Saturday morning, we entered the first four flight lock and this raised us up towards Loch Ness after a little more canal and another single lock.
There was a 14kn wind against us as we entered, and the ( fresh ) water was very choppy, to the extent that we looked for shelter in the anchorages around the shore of Loch Ness so that we could wait until the wind and waves died away.
About 2/3 on the way along Loch Ness, we found a pontoon at Foyers, and Jennifer and I wandered up the hill to see the waterfalls, and to find somewhere nice for coffee.
The depth sounders showed Loch Ness to be deep. The Navman 8084 peaked at around 233m whereas the Echopilot FLS Gold II decided it was 16m and became derranged.
We made our way to Fort Augustus, where we met Phil - our new crew.
posted by Jenny Bailey @ 20:31
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