A week today I shall be setting off to Oban to crew my friends yacht and sail it back down to Lancaster Glasson dock. just hoping for a nice indian summer. The plan is to sail down the west coast of Scotland then head over to Ratlin Island on the tip of Northern Island then over to the Isle of Man and stay in Ramsey, then sail across to Glasson docks south of Lancaster we have about ten days to do some exploring weather dependant.
So today I decided to get some in caving, heavy rain in the Yorkshire Dales last night so plenty of run off, decided to do a cave in kingsdale called Bull Pot a bit wet in places but ok.
just some pics of above and below ground   

Jst sat by the cave entrance

sorting some kit out

Looking south down Kings Dale from the cave entrance

looking at the entrance, thousands of feet pass over the hill side unknowing what lies beneath 

Small stream dropping ino the cave

A Recent Trip To Skye Social Paddle With Friends

Mark on his first sea kayak trip, what a place to start the stunning Isle of Skye  

Janice a great help on the day pointing Mark in the right direction with his paddling

Vancouver Trip

Short trip to Vancouver, loved the place. Just a few pictures of this whistle stop tour of the area. Downtown Vancouver, Grouse Mountain looking back on Vancouver, a visit to Vancouver Island by sea plane, short drive to Whistler home of the 2010 winter olympics. heading back to Canada October, paragliding, caving and sea kayaking. just the vastness of the place.      

Paragliding Tow Scar

Looking to the west coast and Morecombe Bay 

Tow Scar and take off on the right

For those who can remember this is my old Nova Vertex

Packing after a days flying

Nearly there

Mcleods Maidens

Yorkshire Dales

Friday 22nd June 2012 decision time, was it to be Skye for sea kayaking or the Yorkshire Dales for a spot of caving and paragliding. With the impending weather I went for the Yorkshire Dales. Arrived at ribblehead Friday dinner time it had been raining all morning and carried on well into the night, awoke Saturday morning the weather had eased but really to wet to cave so opted for a stroll from Clapham up Little Inglebrough checking various cave locations.
Windy with showers. Sunday still to wet for caving so walked from ingleton to the summit of Inglebrough thick mist strong wind.
Monday light wind so decided to do some paragliding just out side Ingleton at a place called Tow Scar, very light at first not enogh to ridge soar but then picked up and had a good session.

From Kayak to sail power

Weather that good had to revert to engine power nil wind

Sunset over Loch Sunart

Sunset from Loch Dram Bwuie

Sound of Mull

Anchored in a small bay off sound of mull just below Loch Aline

From Kayak to sail power

Loch Aline

Sound of Mull



Power of the wind 



                                                               Heading into Loch Sunart

                                                               In Loch Dram Buie

                  A brilliant sunset looking from Loch Dram Buie over Loch Sunart

A couple of weeks ago I was asked by one of my good friends to help crew his yacht, I obliged and it turned out to be an amazing few days. Scenery, weather and under sail. just a few pictures of the adventure.

HF throw-tow