Loch Linnhe and Loch Leven by Inflatable Cabin Cruiser

[@AnneTivendale]

Love watching your videos & awesome drone footage from here in Canada Donny.It’s a photographers paradise! 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙

[@stevesdaysoff2759]

Love this video Donny. Watched it a few times now. I'm trying to get my head around that anchoring technique. 😂. The music in the drone footage is spot on. Really enjoy watching. Thanks Steve 👍

[@johnkerr1953]

I have really enjoyed this trimendous video of Loch linnhe and Loch Leven, thanks very much Donny ( you have a great inflatable boat, ... keep it good condition and it will last a lifetime.

[@davidsimpson130]

Hi Donny, I have just returned home after spending 9 days on Loch Awe. Weather was mixed but a few days of sunshine and flat calm waters. It does not matter if I catch a fish or not, it is the experience of being out there on the water watching the beautiful scenery. It is so nice to watch your videos as it takes me back to when I am on the boat. I also visited the newly renovated pier at Inveraray. That was lovely to see. One of my annual excursions is a trip into Oban for fish and chips....what a delight. This year was my 50th year of visiting Scotland and I cannot wait to return again soon. Keep up the videos, they are excellent, especially the drone shots. Once again, thank you.

[@donnywilcox]

Thanks again to you david. I am a sucker for Fish n Chips in Oban too so try to avoid the town at supper time as I would over indulge. Its a toss up for me which make the best..the Oban Chip Shop or Norries Chip shop ..its neck and neck for either for my taste buds 😀

[@colinjamieson9853]

Hi Donny another stunning video again but then again that's what we have come to expect from you. Was up in Oban on Sunday passed through Taynuilt on the way home and was tempted to drop you off a few tins of gravy for all your efforts. Brilliant to see all that you do brother and hopefully the pink fish in the Loch are kind to you. Keep well Donny

[@donnywilcox]

Thank colin..and no need to drop off gravy..although it is appreciated. I enjoy making the videos and they keep be busy in poor weather :-D

[@harrylinsdell8114]

Love the Ballachulish area going over Bridge to enjoy the amazing views you get either side. Also Loch linnhe is one of my favourite lochs.thanks very much donny for your time and effort

[@donnywilcox]

Loch Linnie can be a very windy loch as you know harry..so I have a love hate relationship with it. I hate going home into a strong wind..but dont mind when its blowing me home..I love it when calm though 😀

[@harrylinsdell8114]

Lovely area where you live Donny,in fact all Scotland is magical​@@donnywilcox

[@grahamharkness5744]

Another great video Donny. I cast this episode on to my big screen tv. The detail is amazing.

[@donnywilcox]

Thats great to know graham..as I only have a computer monitor to watch them on..including editing them. I often wondered what the look like on those huge TVs 😀

[@seamanjive]

Stunning...thx

[@CalumMacNeil-qb6wp]

That Drone has some power. Great filming as usual. Fantastic scenery. Many thanks for another interesting adventure.👍👏

[@donnywilcox]

Thanks Calum.. much appreciated and yup the drone has a fair but of power ..I know first hand as one time I hand caught it..it slipped and a propeller cut through my nail and removed the very tip of a finger .. fortunately my nail slowed it down and deflected the blade but it was still very painfull for a week :-D

[@alistairslade3836]

Thanks for filming your adventures in this beautiful part of the world. Lovely when the midges aren't around.

[@donnywilcox]

Hi alistair ..yup its great when the midges are away and really surprised they were not out in mid July ..its been that cold its more like may weather so perhaps they are still hibernating ? :-D

[@crf9993]

thanks for showing. It reminded me of my trip round Lismore last year. almost makes up for not being able to get up there this september.

[@donnywilcox]

Sorry you wont get up September crf9993 but as some consolation..August has not been kind weather wise up here ..if September is the same ..you are not missing much ..today..winds gusting to 40mph ..so Im staying at home 😀

[@borisvondoofenschmirtz3488]

Ah…..play school, brings back memories of my childhood. Loved Jackanory as well and that’s what your videos remind me of with your brilliant narration of the stories of your adventures.

[@donnywilcox]

Ah yes ..I remember Jackanory . I remember when a neighbour was the first person in our street to get a TV ..all the kids gathered and looked through their window to watch the wooden tops ..all black and white in those days too 😀 Changed days indeed

[@pr1tch1]

Spectacular Donny ! Love the haunting music .....it goes perfect with the scenery. Thanks for the video

[@donnywilcox]

Thanks pr1tch1 delighted you enjoy the videos..music as well ..much appreciated 😀

[@simoncbroadley9577]

Another great video thanks Donny

[@donnywilcox]

Thanks simon ..appreciated 😀

[@123boat]

Just gets better and better 👏

[@SIBXCDA]

Wonderful videography & narration...

[@donnywilcox]

Thanks SIBXCDA ..much appreciated 😀

[@brianmaclellan4920]

Another very pleasant video. I’m watching this from a very hot Erbil in Kurdistan and looking forward to my next visit to Scotland in a weeks time. I have a boat at Corpach marina and will be visiting loch leven during my stay.

[@donnywilcox]

Bring your waterproofs brian..the weather is still very mixed up here this year..but Im sure you will enjoy Loch Linnhe area ..I was going to go right up into Loch Eil ..passing Corpach on this trip..but cut it short due to heavy rain :-D

[@hamhamhamhamify]

Lovely video! You should try taking those Pollock home and hot smoking them, very nice indeed.

[@donnywilcox]

Thanks hamham ..give me a trout of a pollack any day :-D I appreciate Im a fussy eater though..thanks for commenting :-D

[@iansellars4153]

Beautiful filming again Donny, thanks for posting

[@LibertasScotland]

What a great mini-break Donnie, and thanks for the detailed explanation on the running mooring set up, I'd like to sort something similar out that allows me to 'park-up' overnight somewhere uninhabited without the fear of running aground - a trip to the chandlers needs scheduling I think..... I went to Alisa Craig last week from Largs (a bit of a trek, but I was also fishing reefs and wrecks on the way), it was amazing to see up close, I didn't go ashore this time, but will re-watch your video if I decide to venture back there and climb to the summit! Hope to see another video soon if the weather allows....cheers 👍

[@donnywilcox]

Aww..I miss the Ailsa Craig ..I loved going there in nesting season when I lived in Ayrshire . Still I cant have it all and Im perfectly happy further west in the promised land 😀

[@LibertasScotland]

@@donnywilcox yes, you definitely have an amazing surrounding locale, I love being up that way when the opportunity arises. 👍

[@johnkerr1953]

Hi Donnie a really trimendous video Loch Linnhe & Loch Leven some beautiful scenery and views, glad you re boat kept going strong to get you around .

[@donnywilcox]

Thanks john..glad you enjoyed the video..thanks for commenting 😀

[@stuartsutherland7664]

Lovely video Donny!

[@donnywilcox]

Thanks Stuart ..appreciated 😀

[@HarryMorton-w8c]

Pollock is a lovely fish to eat . I was brought up on lismore and we are often catching them .

[@donnywilcox]

There are plenty around as you know user-qh..I guess Im just a fussy fish eater ..give me an etive trout anyday 😀

[@HarryMorton-w8c]

When I cook pollock just wrap it in foil put it in the oven or BBQ you can add garlic to taste one of the best fish to eat when caught strait away.

[@2455keith]

Just stunning!

[@donnywilcox]

Thanks 2455keith..appreciated 😀

[@ashleyhoward8926]

Lovely video & great incidental drone music Donny, well done. Hope to be up your way soon, so if I camp on Etive I'll fetch my trombone. Many thanks.

[@donnywilcox]

You play and I will sing Ashley ..we can then put our hats on the beach for donations to the gravy fund 😀

[@Glyn69]

Nice video wildlife and scenery

[@donnywilcox]

Thanks Glyn69..I appreciate you commenting :-D

[@davidendsor219]

Another highly enjoyable video, as a testament to my age i also remember play school...

[@donnywilcox]

Yop I still hear that introduction to playschool regularly david..reminds me of days of innocent childhood and I guess Im very lucky as I recall having a very happy childhood..I appreciate some had a far harder time than me back then :-D

[@Steve-yl6gu]

Great we relaxed video there 👍 lovely area aswell,, out of interest what kind of rib is that you have,, cheers

[@matthewjames1394]

Donny I'm surprised I didn't see you, I was staying at glen Coe from last Sunday and came back only yesterday, I've been up and down locc leven on my Honwave T38 fishing, it's a great part of the country 🙂

[@matthewjames1394]

Ah, you were there mid July, a couple of weeks before me

[@donnywilcox]

Yup ..as you mentioned later ..it was a week or so before you arrived .. plentypollack in the strech at the narrows..and I sometimes get sea trout there too ..but not this time round :-D

[@matthewjames1394]

@@donnywilcox I had plenty of Pollock also just past the narrows and one Cod, I also had a few sea trout further along towards kinlochleven

[@HarryMorton-w8c]

Your on my patch.

[@petetimbrell3527]

Donny, a question if you don't mind. Presumably deer might now and again swim to islands like the one at 4:15, but are islands like that infested with tics and midges? Thanks

[@guspaul650]

Thanks Donny,

[@donnywilcox]

Thanks again guspaul..appreciated 😀

[@jacko67outdoors63]

Hey Donny, Pollack are a great eating fish but you just have to be a bit creative. Why not try this recipe mate…. Melt a good knob of butter in a frying pan, add finely chopped onion and garlic and fry till soft. Then add a small tub of double cream, some finely chopped spring onions and 1/2 glass of white wine. Simmer for 15 mins and add salt and black pepper to taste, then some chopped or dried parsley. Then lay your fish pieces in the sauce and simmer till cooked, you just may change your mind about eating Pollack mate. The same sauce also works great with chicken too.

[@donnywilcox]

That sauce sounds wonderful Jack and I suspect I will try it with chicken. My problem is Im spoiled with fish.. I still get a lot of wild trout and Im very partial to mackerel too ..often landing and frying the fish on shore before riga mortise sets in. They taste so much better that way. Pollack that way are just tasteless mush to my mouth. A friend likes them but he freezes them first and then when they thaw that firms up the flesh..so he tells me ..but Im not fond of cod either and its a favourite for many. Now .. the Oban chippie or Norries chippie.. I could eat their haddock till I burst. I was brought up in the north and staple diet back then was salmon straight from the rivers .. I had that much real Atlantic salmon I would have swapped them for sassages. Changed times now ..its around 15 years since I caught my last salmon ...few left now Thanks for commenting 😀

[@Carrera-gp9od]

I think I will try this , like Donny I find the flesh of pollock very mushy . I did eat it it France one time in a restaurant, I didn’t know it was pollack until I had finished it , it was actually very good , if too had been cooked in some kind of sauce.

[@tkaald]

Nice video. Regarding your running mooring are you not worried the line will snag in your pipe? I use a mooring buoy that has a steel rod through buoy with eyes each end of rod. Line to anchor chain is tied to lower eye. Through upper eye I have the line that goes to the shore. This line is spliced and forms a ring line for easy retrieval of boat.

[@donnywilcox]

Hi tkaald ..I guess the answer is I wouldn't use a pipe on a floating buoy if I worried it would jam. I have used this method regular ever since my previous method..which incidentally ... was a rope through a ring on a floating buoy kept twisting and caused problems. A few friends also moved away from the ring on buoy method as they also had issues of rope twisting and jamming. Some adopted the pipe method while others adopted the bungee warp method. I can only suggest you keep using your method if it works for you.. my thoughts are no method is totally reliable ..so can only suggest whichever way you are more comfortable with. Just be aware there are many ways to skin a cat ..which is why I included the pipe method.. I didn't invent it..it was passed onto my by another person who also had issues with the ring on buoy way. ..Thanks for commenting ..appreciated 😀

[@Supertramp_explorer]

What's the sound music from please 😊

[@dougjacksonart]

Love your channel so much. Ive explored a lot of those areas on a 10ft boat with a 25hp engine camping ashore. Heavenly memories. One small thought. The weird creepy music that accompanies your drone footage is a bit unnerving. I'd suggest something a little warmer and upbeat. I hope you dont mind me saying this and just my thoughts. You voice and narration is golden. 👍👍

[@donnywilcox]

Hi dougjacksonart ..thanks for your kind word on my video ..they are appreciated. I can understand your thoughts on the drone background sound so let me explain. At one stage in my life, I played in a local pub band (for around 15 years) ..weekend work as it wasn't my main job. One Friday night were played a big wedding function at the Post House hotel outside Glasgow airport. We played Scottish and Irish type music As soon as we started playing, folk started complaining about our set. That didn't help the band play their best so it wasn't a pleasant experience for us or them. The following night we played in the Tyndrum hotel. We did the exact same set as the previous night ..however this time the different audience loved us and didn't want us to leave at the end of the night. Some locals said we were the best live pub band they had heard there. I guess Im trying to say..music is subjective..once you have performed in public for a few years you know you cant please everyone so I just accept that is how it is. I honestly wish I could produce music for the drone shots that everyone enjoyed ..but I cant so you will just have to accept that. I could write and perform a warm upbeat song..as I have tried in other videos..and you may enjoy it but there will be others that don't.. that's music for you... example I cant listen to Edd Sheeran but millions love him. I try to vary the background music in ever video box set. For this video I intentionally did not play music..its just a soundscape made from a sampled helicopter ..sampled wind chime ..a friend chanting my name Donnie.. and some gentle humming sounds. I kept it very low volume so as not to upset anyone. I did intended it to be haunting so glad you confirmed it worked even though I know you didnt like it. I find the islands of Glencoe a very haunting and moving place to be so that drone soundscape came from inside me. Its an audio expression of how I felt that day. I often think I hear a voice from the past calling me to these beautiful remote areas which is why I often use a voice chanting donnie in my drone shots plus the helicopter sample for obvious reasons. I see you are a painter so will hopefully understand about personal style.. would you change because someone didn't like your style ? Would you paint a warm upbeat picture if your intention was to paint a somber mood? I hope you can understand my perspective of it now and I sincerely hope you will stick around and enjoy the parts of the videos you do enjoy. Thanks again for your comments..appreciated 😀

[@jimmcintosh9045]

As I like ambient music this was fine for me.

[@dougjacksonart]

@@donnywilcox Hi Donny. Ahhh I understand. Taking a step back from my comment I agree with your reply on all points. Your video, your music, you voice etc etc. As you say as an artist I do understand and you make a great point about that. The next time I hear it I will think about how you created it. Fabulous 👍 As I said before I'm a huge fan of your videos and always love relaxing with a wee dram and just loving the wonderful footage. Thanks for your reply. All the best. Doug