Adventures of an Archivist

Join me as I travel back to 2006 when our canoeing adventures began - and we had five to a boat!

Researching the places mentioned in the "Log of the Gnat" and finding out if it is possible to revisit them...

Surprise discoveries opening up a whole new perspective on the canoe trip of 1867.

A week-long expedition across the lochs and coast of the Scottish highlands in our Old Town Discovery canoe.

Original text of the "Log of the Gnat" with a page by page full transcript.

Researching the author of the "Log of the Gnat" and the rest of the crew, along with the fascinating world of nineteenth century canoeing.

Here I explain what first inspired me to start this blog, travelling beyond the stores and into the wilds...