Solo Sea Kayaking Around Mull of Galloway
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- čas přidán 13. 07. 2023
- Solo Sea Kayaking Around Mull of Galloway September 2021
A Solo trip I'd been wanting to do for some time but one which required settled weather and careful planning.
Once committed and in close to the headland the pinch points of the races at both ends could "close out" if conditions turned nasty leaving me trapped on the end of the Mull !!
Camped next to the Lighthouse would give an early start but the morning produced strong winds against the opposing tide which produced a unique but violent "square wave" pattern on the strong tide race off the Eastern end of the Mull.
This was going to require a good deal of restraint to wait for conditions to settle, if I was going to safely pull this off as a 'Solo Paddle'
Music: Courtesy of "Pixabay" and the following artists:
"Cold Cinematic Landscape" By: Lexin Music.
"Cinematic Mood" By: SouProd Music. - Sport
Thanks for taking us with you on this exciting paddle Geoff as always an excellent production 😎
Many thanks DK, pleased you are still enjoying my little adventures 😊 😀 Cheers
Hi Geoff, another great video documenting your adventures and inspiring us all to get back out on the water. Solo paddling at the Mull of Galloway requires serious skill & nerve......Well done & thanks again for sharing!
Thanks again for your wonderful comments, I'm pleased you're enjoying the video's of my little adventures. Some of these places with complex, fast tidal streams require lots of respect, careful planning and a cautious eye on conditions while on the water. Cheers, and lots more to come !!
Thanks Geoff just come back from the West Coast of Scotland having had 11 superb days paddling, inspired by you video's.
Hi Nick and thanks for your very kind comments 👍 What area were you paddling? Eleven days sounds wonderful, I'd love to hear more about your adventure please.
Feedback is brilliant and I'd welcome more on has what inspired you from the video 🤔, it's very humbling to think they've had that effect🤔
Lots more great content coming soon and there's hopefully something from Shetland as I'm travelling up there on Friday. It's primarily a sight seeing trip for my wife and I'm still rehabing my back but hope to get a few day trip in with my Shetland friends...watch this space! 😂😂
Cheers Nick. Blue sky's and great conditions...maybe I'll get an invite next time 😂😂
Hello my friend! I see here an another great trip. Congratulations! 👍🤗
Hi Viorel, thanks again for your comments and continued support. So pleased your still enjoying my adventures 😃👍👍
I know this is an older paddle but thank you for the drone shots around the isle. The tide seemed choppy and I wish the cave was exploreable but alas, not. The colors on the rocks were nice to see, thanks mate.
Hi Steven and thanks again for your comments irrespective of how old video or the paddle was, it's great to hear your feedback!
Yes, it's an interesting piece of water as the tides converge off the end and definitely not the place to be with a big swell around. Cheers, Geoff
A lovely film Geoff, showing determination and perseverance plus keeping one's eyes open ... and how they can all come up with the goods at the right time and the goal is reached!! Thank you again for sharing this video. Now go and rest those shoulders and elbows... sort of! Best wishes, Pam
As always Pam, so pleased you are following and enjoying my little jaunts.
No time to rest I'm afraid, we just got back from 2 weeks up on the North East end of Scotland inc 1 week on Orkney (sadly without my kayak😪😪) stunning scenery and very good weather 👍👍
It's now time to up my rehab game and get paddle fit again 😀😃💪💪
@@geoffburke As long as you both enjoyed it, that's what matters. Just don't go pushing the rehab too hard. No, not boringly twee 'n precious, but even more boringly... SENSIBLE!!! Not that I was once a nursing sister a hundred years ago. You'd never have guessed!
@@pamfreeman5197 Ahh, thanks Pam, not boring it's the gentle reminders I usually remember, the shouldn't, can't and don't I tend not to hear 😄.
Have you still got the uniform 😂
@@geoffburke Certainly not! It wouldn't fit, all these centuries later.
Likewise with the "suddenly I'm deaf "bit!!
@@pamfreeman5197 😂😂😂
Thanks for the video. Hope your rehab is going well 👍
Thanks again Bevo, pleased you enjoyed it. Rehab going really well thanks, I've had one short trip several weeks ago but just come back from two weeks motorhome holiday (no kayaks sadly😥😥) touring Orkney and Scotland's North Coast which is outstandingly beautiful and will return with the kayak again once I'm back up to speed. I crossed the mighty Pentland and circumnavigated Orkney years ago and returning with the motorhome brought the memories flooding back. Cheers
Great production. Looks like an awesome paddle. Love the useful references to sea currents, always something to be mindful of on sea kayaks
Thanks, yes its a superb trip, wonderful scenery and lots of fast races that I love. Cheers 👍 Enjoy and lots more terrific trip video's on the channel 😀 Enjoy and please feel free to share with friends 😀 👍
@@geoffburke thanks Geoff. It’s trying to find time to do the videos - sure you know what I mean 😂
@@TheKayakCrew Absolutely 💯 one day's paddle trip may take me a week or 2 to edit certainly equating to 3 - 4 days solid (I know I'm slow 😂) and take me a day just to add narrative and sort sound levels/voice and distortions 🙄🙄
But the satisfaction of a reasonable video, recorded memories (main thing) plus lovely appreciation & positive feedback from like minded folk like yourself make it all worthwhile 😃😃👍💯 Cheers
@@geoffburke I must say the production was great. The narrative with the info about currents etc is what fellow kayakers like myself want to hear. What takes me ages is sorting out the footage because I have amassed so much from countless trips and most of its not yet organised. I just use iMovie and try and keep it simple but still seems to take ages 🤣
@@TheKayakCrew ??? Cumon I need a name 😂👍 Thanks for the positive comments on production and narrative, yeah it's time consuming but produces results. When I got my Macbook I tried Final Cut but much prefer Davinci Resolve (free version) it's such a powerful program and I'm still constantly learning, which again I love learning new skills, but I'm just scratching the surface with what it's capable of. I had a quick look at Imovie, but again prefer Davinci, all a mater of taste I suppose. Thanks again. ?? Regards Geoff
Respect! I don't feel safe paddling solo on rivers, the thought of doing it at sea...
Thanks Neil so pleased you enjoyed the video, suppose its what we expose ourselves to and how often then confidence always follows. Cheers
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Great video. One of these days I should visit my ancestral homeland.
Thanks Gadget 👍 Yes, you must come over and retrace your roots. Be great to meet up with you too! 👍😀
@@geoffburke Looking at the map it's a 29,000km paddle via Aussie, South Africa, West Africa, Spain, UK, Liverpool or 24,000km via South America, West Africa. Be there next week!
@@gadgetman_nz4092 Now that would be some trip though, wouldn't it, and just under a week, strong tail winds me thinks 😂😂
@@geoffburke Maybe catch the eastward trade winds to Panama, a bit of portage and catch the Gulf Stream to the UK. Save all the baked beans required for the tail wind. 🤢
How to provide sustenance for the 3000+km stretches?
@@gadgetman_nz4092 Fish??? and rainwater?? and a sail too ?? Its not really cheating just using the forces early pioneers would have used. 😃😂👍 I'll see you in a couple of weeks then, don't forget I'm on the East side of England but I'll come and welcome you in, wherever you make landfall.