One of the best natural swimming pools I've ever seen is a few miles further up that river. My brother and I had a bit of an epic camping in Glen Etive one dark night... but that's another story.
Gulp - the land of my (Scottish) ancestors! Many family members are buried in a cemetery at the lochside (at Ardchattan Priory, I believe).
Some of my family helped build Connel Bridge which featured early in the video. There is a picture of one family member standing high up on the half-built metal structure. When we used to go up for our annual Highland pilgrimage, I always used to get really excited when I first glimpsed the bridge. In those days, the railway line still went over the bridge and we would have to wait for steam trains to pass before we could drive over.
On a recent visit, I made my way up the west bank of the loch by MTB and toyed with the idea of going all the way round but decided that there would be too much pushing, carrying and burn-crossing, so doubled back to the van at Bonawe quarry.
A mate cycled down Glen Etive and experienced a nightmarish midge attack!
The hovercrafting looks fun, and it is a grand setting for it!
