Dawn & Sunrise Kayaking Today

Finish Of Summer Kayaking & Start Of Training Season

This week sees the wind-down of our summer kayaking tours and also the re-start of our winter training season. Here is an update on what is coming up over the next few weeks:

Dawn/Sunrise Kayaking : Thurs 24th Sep
6am - 9am : €55pp

Killarney Lakes Kayak Trip : Fri 25th Sep
10am - 1pm : €55pp

Bushcraft Skills 1 : Sat 26th - Sun 27th Sep
9am + : €180pp

Sunset Kayaking : Mon 28th Sep
6pm - 9pm : €55pp

Killarney Lakes Kayak Trip : Fri 2nd Oct
2pm - 5pm : €55pp

Wicklow Mountain Skills 1 : Sat 3rd - Sun 4th Oct
930am + : €165pp

Killarney National Park Full-Day Kayak Trip : Sun 4th Oct
10am - 4pm : €80pp

Kayak Skills Level 3/River Kayak Skills : Sat 10th - Sun 11th Oct
10am - 5pm : €160pp

Learn To Rock Climb/RC1 : Sat 17th - Sun 18th Oct
10am - 5pm : €160pp


For More Details Please Contact Nathan On info@outdoorsireland.com

Killarney National Park & Lough Lein From A Kayak

Salmon As Emergency Food

Found this salmon washed up on Lough Lein. Towed it home with some bracken cordage, for the dog.

In a serious situation it could be eaten, as the flesh was not yet decaying.

A slow fire-bake wrapped in damp moss; followed by a flame-roast on a stick, to hopefully kill off anything bad.

Only eat a small amount though!

Bushcraft Survival Tip: Seashore Foraging

Bushcraft Survival Tip:
One hour of seashore foraging in rock pools last week, at low tide.

Crabs; two little fish; two nice sized shrimp - all caught by hand.

Quick boil in fresh water or salt water. Plenty of food for two people for a meal, and this is without cooking up all the edible seaweeds.

Catching the fish by hand is done by cornering them into the narrow/shallow end of a rock pool and then flicking them out onto the rocks/sand.

Catching the shrimp by hand is done by a very slow, then very quick, hand snatch. You can also part net them with your hat; if you are happy to sacrifice your warm dry hat. Not advisable to net them if you just have one hat; or no way of drying it easily such as beside your cooking fire.

Caught three more fish also, but put them back as they were a little too small, in terms of responsible foraging.

Nathan

Out Of Office

I am out of the office for the next week so to make a last min booking please send a text message to +353 (0) 86 860 45 63. I will be back to email on Tues 15th Sep. Thanks, Nathan

Mountain Skills 1 Training This Weekend In Galway - Kinvara

Short notice, but we have one, possibly two, spaces come available for a Mountain Skills 1 Course this weekend in Kinvara, Galway. For more details or to book please contact Nathan on 086 860 45 63.

Click Here To See MS1 Course Syllabus

Dawn & Sunrise On Lough Lein

A cloudy red dawn and sunrise on Lough Lein last Friday, with countless rainbows and double rainbows throughout the trip...

Please Text To Make A Last Min Booking

Working out of office, plus looking after these nuisances! If you would like to make a last min booking please text 00353 86 860 45 63. Thanks, Nathan

Message In A Bottle

Found this great note floating in a bottle on Lough Lein last week.