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DISTANCE TRAVELLED
2125.04km

Total Distance Travelled: 2008.86km

Day 113 - Sun 15th November

Jordan started his day with the colourful coast of Tobermory (also known as Balamory 😉), then passing the most westerly point of mainland Great Britain, Ardnamurchan Point, in the afternoon.
As Jordan is now deep into the Inner Hebrides and with Isle of Skye in his foresight, he’s making great progress!
A big thank you to Cal Mac Ferry’s for all the horn toots today, they brought lots of morale to Jordan!

Day 114 - Mon 16th November

Today Jordan and the team took a gamble with the weather and unfortunately this time round it didn’t work in their favour. After sailing to the RV point, the water became very rough and with safety at the forefront of everyone’s minds it was decided it was for the best to not attempt a paddle.
Although it’s gutting to not be able to make any progress today, Jordan and the team were greeted by a double rainbow out at sea which was a beautiful sight! 🌈
Total Distance Travelled: 2008.86km Day 114
Total Distance Travelled: 2008.86km Day 115

Day 115 - Tue 17th November

Another frustrating no paddle day for Jordan due to high winds making it too dangerous to go out on the water. Keeping high hopes for some good weather in the coming few days! 🤞

Day 116 - Wed 18th November

Today’s no paddle today was utilised by Jordan signing 100 limited edition prints. The money from these prints goes 50% to charity and 50% towards the expedition like food, fuel and mooring costs. Thank you so much to everyone that has bought one so far

Total Distance Travelled: 2008.86 Day 116
Total Distance Travelled: 2037.60km

Day 117 - Thu 19th November

Excellent progress in today’s bitter cold weather with another 28.74km! Besides it being between 0° and 3°, some of the crew and Jordan were also suffering from sea sickness from the rocky night before, however this didn’t stop them powering through and making good use of any weather windows!

Day 118 - Fri 20th November

Jordan went out in tough conditions today for a “micro-paddle” and got 7.54km. Although this may not seem like much progress, any progress is good progress and it’s important to keep chipping away when possible to keep morale up.

Total Distance Travelled: 2045.14km Day 118
Total Distance Travelled: 2045.14km Day 119

Day 119 - Sat 21st November

As another storm hits it meant a no paddle day today but Jordan and the team are hoping to be out for an evening paddle tomorrow!

Day 120 - Sun 22nd November

Heading out tonight for a night paddle towards Kyle of Lochalsh as the team say goodbye to shore power for the foreseeable future.

Total Distance Travelled: 2045.14km Day 120
Total Distance Travelled: 2068.61km

Day 121 - Mon 23rd November

The Scottish winter has really set in with bitter winds and rain becoming the norm, however Jordan made excellent progress from his night paddle that went on until early hours this morning!

Day 122 - Tue 24th November

Starting in the dark of the morning and finishing in the dark of the night, Jordan managed a very interesting and productive day!
Jordan passed under the Skye Bridge, the first and only bridge of The Great British Paddle!
Before that however, Jordan was joined by Kayaker Chris who paddled out in his kayak to to say hi and join Jordan for a bit in Kyle of Lochalsh.
We also had the pleasure of meeting and kindly being helped by David and William who filled up our gas canisters for us, thank you so much again! As we can’t dock anywhere this meant the team had to get creative and Jordan had to paddle to shore and back with the canisters!
William also owns a SUP company
Scotland Stand Up Paddle Board Company
in the Isle of Skye and the Scottish Hylands so check that out if you get the chance!
Later in the day, we also passed The British Underwater Test and Evaluation Centre (BUTEC) and got a wave from the Royal Navy!
All of these encounters were massive morale boosters for Jordan, thank you!
Total Distance Travelled: 2105.35km
Total Distance Travelled: 2125.04km

Day 123 - Wed 25th November

After spending a cold night at anchor we were up early and ready for an expected 10km paddle but due to Jordan’s pure grit and determination he managed a 19.69km paddle!

Day 124 - Thu 26th November

Today we managed to clear Skye and Jordan can now look over his shoulder to see the outer Hebrides! Making more excellent progress! 🙏

Total Distance Travelled: 2147.95km
Total Distance Travelled: 2165.07km

Day 125 - Fri 27th November

Good progress in tough conditions as both the wind and tide were fighting against us. Jordan had to eventually stop the paddle after 17.12km due to a painful ache in his side and the team set up to anchor for the cold night ahead.

Day 126 - Sat 28th November

Making steady progress towards Cape Wrath as the first frost begins to form on the boat ❄️

Total Distance Travelled: 2187.68km Day 126
Total Distance Travelled: 2187.68km Day 127

Day 127 - Sun 29th November

No paddle day today due to bad weather gives Jordan a chance to rest his sore body and take part in some virtual interviews from the boat. He is especially excited to chat to James Cummings as part of the “building stronger bonds” session with Montane at the Kendal Mountain Festival !

Day 128 - Mon 30th November

A good rest day today for Jordan and the team ready for tomorrow mornings early paddle! 🌊

Total Distance Travelled: 2187.68km Day 128
Total Distance Travelled: 2218.77km Day 129

Day 129 - Tue 01st December

A very challenging day for Jordan as he heads a step closer to Cape Wrath. We experienced possibly the toughest sea we have seen in Scotland resulting in a lot of sea sickness for Jordan before and after his paddle. The conditions in this part of the world are never going to be great so the team decided to take a chance on what was originally deemed a no paddle day due to excessive winds. Jordan was able to ride the waves and steer his board with 18-20 knots of wind helping him. He did spend quite a bit of time in the water too but he was delighted to get more than 30KM in the bank today, what a result!

Day 130 - Wed 02nd December

No paddle today but prepping for an early paddle in the morning where Jordan will hopefully make some great progress!!

Total Distance Travelled: 2218.77km Day 130
Day 131: 2240.94km paddled

Day 131 - Thu 03rd December

The coldest paddle so far today and the waves were so rough that Jordan even felt sea sick on his paddle board, but that didn’t stop him getting 22.17km in!! ❄️🤮

Day 132 - Fri 04th December

No paddle today as there is 36kts of headwind directly against him!! 🌬

Total Distance Travelled: 2240.94km Day 132
Day 133: 2240.94km paddled

Day 133 - Sat 05th December

Another day of frustration for Jordan as no weather windows have opened but there maybe a late night paddle tomorrow on the cards…

Day 134 - Sun 06th December

An eventful day which started off by meeting the awesome Charlie Head, an incredible paddler and good man on a mission to raise awareness of mental health by circumnavigating Scotland. Jordan then got back onto the water after waiting patiently for a weather window for 3 days to be able to attack Cape Wrath. He made 26.12KM of progress on the approach but losing the light, some seriously big swells and a very difficult headland means that although he made it to Cape Wrath he will need to return to get round it, great progress once again though. This means Jordan can now turn right at last now he has hit the top of Scotland and start heading to John O’Groats.

Day 134: 2267.06km paddled
Day 135: 2267.06km paddled

Day 135 - Mon 07th December

Waking up to see the cold frost forming on the boat is becoming the norm for Jordan and the team now as they’re well into winter! 🥶

Day 136 - Tue 08th December

Unfortunately a no paddle day for Jordan today due to high winds and terrible weather. Fingers crossed for a usable weather window soon! 🤞

Day 136: 2267.06km paddled
Day 137: 2289.72km paddled

Day 137 - Wed 09th December

After struggles from last time, Jordan has successfully managed to pass Cape Wrath! An amazing effort! 👏

Day 138 - Thu 10th December

It‘s so cold at anchor and Jordan and the team were so keen to move and get some more progress in today! This, however, turned out to be the shortest paddle that we’ve ever done due to such high winds making it almost impossible to paddle any distance! 🌬
We’re also happy to have Darren back with us as our skipper for a short while 😁
Day 138: 2291.84km paddled
Day 139: 2291.84km paddled

Day 139 - Fri 11th December

It’s looking hopeful for a paddle window tomorrow and the opportunity to keep chipping away to John O’ Groats! 🤞

Day 140 - Sat 12th December

A tough battle trying to get through a wind tunnel being formed at one of the few Loch’s on the north coast which made early progress difficult, but Jordan was eventually able to make some progress although the weather certainly wasn’t what was forecast, the naughty weatherman! It looks like yet another day of being patient tomorrow…

Day 140: 2305.13km paddled