End of day 1

So today has been a long day... We didn't start paddling until gone 1pm due to some delays getting the canoes and transferred to the start point. But we got there in the end.

So off we set the 10 of us and just as we paddled away from the top of neptune's staircase the rain started coming down...

In the end we paddled around 8km and in that time had bright sunshine, big black clouds, heavy showers and hail... And all we the sight of Ben Nevis with snow on top.

Around 4pm we had our first portage where we have to take the canoes and all of the kit out and walk them around the locks.

An hour later we set off again after a hot drink and a snack and paddled for about 4km to find our camp for the night. Around 18:30 we found a narrow beach and set up camp, our hammocks and a small fire..

So now I lay in my hammock the sun not quite gone listening to the sounds of the outdoors, looking out across the water... It doesn't get better than this...!!!