Camping and kayaking on the West Coast of Scotland

I went back to Fort William (a 3 hour drive from Edinburgh) to visit my family for the weekend and we packed up the cars with kayaks, bikes, tents and the BBQ and headed for the Back of Keppock, about an hours drive away from Fort William, which is is just north of Arisaig and south of Morar on the West Coast of Scotland. We pitched our tents at the bottom of a friends croft which led straight onto the beach.  The weather could not have been better, sunshine, blue skies and warm!

On Saturday we got the kayaks out and paddled around in the bay all morning, then we were joined by friends who had a small boat.  My niece and nephew both loved having a shot in the kayak and the boat. My dog Megan didn’t quite know what to do, with all of us out on the water and her still ashore, so she ran along the shore keeping us in sight at at all times. In the afternoon my Dad and I went for a longer paddle out of the bay, it was such a beautiful day, the water was crystal clear and turquoise!  Saturday night was BBQ time, the midges weren’t too bad so we all sat out eating and chatting, till the sunset, which was amazing!

On Sunday when we were all packed up, I went out for another paddle with my Dad and everyone else went for a cycle.  Then we visited the Arisaig Hotel for lunch before heading back to Fort WIlliam and me back to Edinburgh.  It’s great to be able to have a short summer break in Scotland only a few hours drive out of the city!