The River Dee, Scotland; 100kms of River, Rapids and wild camping.

Canoeing and wild camping 100kms down the Royal Dee, tackling class 3 rapids sleeping under the stars for three nights in the beautiful Scottish highlands.
So, Join me Fred and Eze adventure from Mar lodge to the city of Aberdeen, running many rapids including the Invercauld rapids, Dinnet rapids and Potarch rapids in this wet and wild adventure.
#theriverdee
/ whennaturepauls
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Enzo Necker 70 Curly Birch Handle Scandi Grind -
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Agawa boreal 21 -
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Time stamps
00:00 The river Dee
01:52 Invercauld rapids
02:13 Bridge of Dee rapids
14:11 Balmoral Bridge
36:43 Dinnet Rapids
43:59 Potarch Rapids

[@EzeAdventurer]

Let's go AGAIN!!! Can't wait for the next one big man. Sorry (not really) I tried to hijack your channel at the end! 🤣

[@WhenNaturePauls]

I'm game 😂 Twice, I edited the other one out 😂

[@EzeAdventurer]

@@WhenNaturePauls hahahahah

[@WhenNaturePauls]

Hello all, Thanks for swinging by, really hope you enjoy this one! Info: Water level for day one was 0.571 @ Polhollick (low) according to the SCA website. and I only stole the one beer. Thank you for watching and enjoy

[@weekendwithbevoblog2171]

Free beers!😃

[@WhenNaturePauls]

I only took one hazy Jane, no one else had one. Probably a good thing we found them in the morning and not the night before 😂

[@lauriebloggs8391]

Superb indeed, and a level of canoeing way above mine!!! I have recently done another couple of canoe trips with a vlogger, and it made me appreciate what goes into these films....a bit! This was huge. Thank you.

[@WhenNaturePauls]

Thank you , was a bit more technical than my recent video trips. Generally I just film everything and worry about it when I come to editing 😂 not a great technique, but I'm getting better I think. Thank you for watching, Paul

[@chrismcelvar5654]

If I'd known two of my favourite Tubers were stopping where I live. Id have met you with coffees and snacks at the end! Great video. I'm looking to do a slightly shorter version of that later in the year when the water levels come back up.

[@EzeAdventurer]

Thanks buddy!

[@WhenNaturePauls]

Would of gone down a treat aswell. The water levels are so changeable, gone right down again at the moment. Glad you enjoyed the video and best of luck with your trip, Paul

[@martinoutdoors6941]

Fantastic, what a trip.

[@WhenNaturePauls]

Cheers mate, I really enjoyed this one, what a river!

[@christrickett3291]

This is my favourite of all the videos you've made. Well, it will be when I watch it. Bit busy at the mo :D

[@WhenNaturePauls]

😂 I'm glad you're going to enjoy it when you watch it 😂 It is quite a long one

[@PIEROPIEROU]

superbe video de la river Dee! merci pour le boulot!=)

[@WhenNaturePauls]

I'm glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching, Paul

[@AntSurviveTheNight]

Absolutely stunning buddy, you made a real documentary treat for us to watch and enjoy Paul. Loved every minute of it! Amazing cinematography yet again! Definitely a river I need to try pal

[@WhenNaturePauls]

Thanks Ant, was a lot of fun this one! Highly recommend paddling this one. Cheers for watching

[@wrzlygummidge]

Another great vid and amazing trip Paul, rapids nicely navigated. Nice one! atb

[@WhenNaturePauls]

Cheers mate, quite happy with how the rapids went, there was definitely a couple of moments though😂, a couple more inches would of been nice. Take care, Paul

[@jaysway2346]

Exciting trip Paul! The video flowed just as good as the river.

[@WhenNaturePauls]

Cheers mate, that is good to know 😂 Take care, Paul

[@martinhirtreiter8499]

you have a great channel. Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

[@WhenNaturePauls]

Thanks Martin from Germany, did a little paddling in Bavaria, was absolutely beautiful. All the best, Paul

[@notquiteultralight1701]

Wow Paul!! Awesome trip! Did ur boat make it ok? Lotta rocks. Great to see Eze out there with ya and Fred. He seems cool. Good stuff Paul! Beautiful country. You guys have a lot more class and willpower than i do. Back in my drinkin days I would have drank most of those “free” beers. Well… i have willpower… but not so sure about class 😉😁. I’m still immensely enjoying that firebox stove! I take it carcamping. Take care Paul. NQU

[@WhenNaturePauls]

Was a lot of fun! Boat is fine, a few more scratches, but they all blend into one now 😂 Had I found the beers the evening before it may have been a different storey 😂 Glad the box is getting used. All the best, Paul

[@rialobran]

Great adventure Paul, enjoyed that thoroughly. Have to say that was a brilliant edit. I don't know why I haven't caught up with this before now I watched Eze's version.

[@WhenNaturePauls]

Thanks Si, was a really enjoyable trip this one. Hope you keeping well, Paul.

[@HighlandWoodsman]

Great video Paul, really enjoyed that whilst sipping my coffee on a Sunday morning. I've been planning to enter into the world of canoeing for sometime, really feel like I've been missing out. Any tips for a complete beginner much appreciated.

[@WhenNaturePauls]

You really should, I reckon you'd be right at home on a canoe. Be more than happy to go out with you if you wanted. Anything specific you are curious about?

[@interestingspagetti]

I caught you in one of Eze vid's. subbed and liked ;)

[@WhenNaturePauls]

Hello, thank you for coming across and checking out my channel, hope you enjoy my videos. Take care, Paul

[@kendowling990]

Awesome mate

[@WhenNaturePauls]

Cheers mate, hope you are doing well.

[@jsgskydive1964]

Great video & trip. Think you got the water just right, not too much or too little. Enormous erosion after the huge floods a few years ago - thought you were going to hit the steel sheet piling repair/protection at one point! Fantastic experience.

[@WhenNaturePauls]

Thank you. Maybe slightly more water would of been nice, but it's gone right down now, so definitely can't complain. That metal protection came up fast, was waiting for the current to turn me, but it didn't 😂 I did give it a little tap. Thank you for watching

[@andynew4384]

Great video - how do you get your boat back to your car?? 🙂

[@WhenNaturePauls]

Thank you. We paid a company called bothies and bannocks to shuttle us back to start. Can definitely recommend they were very helpful and flexible to our needs.

[@JonnywildernessKing]

HI Paul, super quick question mate, can you tell what canoe you have? warm Regards from a Yorkshireman in Bavaria.

[@WhenNaturePauls]

Hi, it's a Silver birch, broadband 15, not the high line. I had the inside coloured red, lacing and a sailing seat all done for me at manufacture. I've had the fortune of a week's paddling down there, mostly on the Iller (I think it was) such a beautiful location. Take care, Paul.

[@chrismcelvar5654]

What was the water level, when you went down?

[@WhenNaturePauls]

On the day we left it was 0.571 (low) at polhollick according to the Scottish canoe association website.

[@christrickett3291]

Didn't know there was a River Dee in Scotland, I thought it was in Chester. That could be confusing, I guess I'll get it if I remember, Scottish Dee - Cairngorms. Chester Dee - Cairngormless. Very apt, methinks. I picked up on one comment though, 'eliminate the risk of getting carried away'. Try dating ugly women, usually does the trick. Not sure your rush of new subs owes to my books at all, as I made the mistake of combining self-publishing with not having any money, and I think I only sold 30 of the one that included your channel. Great video again, if I can share the files I'll send you the books on Instagram, your for free, but the risk of getting carried away is eliminated as they are for kids in Kazakhstan learning English, not quite Charles Dickens. Thanks for the hour of escapism again! Cheers!

[@christrickett3291]

No, they were full cans of beer, can't be the Chester Dee :D

[@WhenNaturePauls]

I believe there a five river Dees. The book looks impressive though (judging by the cover) nice illustrations. I'd definitely buy a copy if there is one available. My little girl loves books. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@christrickett3291]

@@WhenNaturePauls If I get enough orders I can ship to you but marketing is hard, so I don't have many orders. Can let you know, thanks!

[@christrickett3291]

@@WhenNaturePauls In fact, if I write more stories I might write you into one of them, maybe the lads go on a canoeing trip and a mysterious stranger rescues them after they capsize on the Spey. I already decided to write Alan Soutar into one of the stories when they visit Scotland, so why not? But at this very moment I am still struggling to get the original targets met, not (I hope) because of reader opinion but because I can't (as a non-KZ citizen) sign contracts with the people who can sell en masse and it's been awkward to find ways into the market to be seen, without being seen.