Alex, James, Ned, Kit and Flora met me on a sunny afternoon at the boom beach in Mellon Charles. We excitedly got out paddling in canoes, exploring the coastline through the rocky passageways, playing games and leaning skills.
Heather, Robert, Ellie and Tara joined me for a sunny morning on the water. After an initial bit of trepidation we all soon got on the water in our kayaks to learn some skills, play some games and explore the coastlines nooks and crannies.
Matt, Susan, Ben and Anne-Marie met me at little Loch Shieldaig for an afternoon of kayaking. We enjoyed paddling around with the wildlife and sunshine. Anne-Marie chose to get extra close to the wildlife by falling in!
Steve, Rebecca, Patrick, Georgina and Ethan met me in Gairloch for an afternoon of kayaking fun. We had a good time paddling around the coastline, seeing the wildlife and getting wet!
Martha, Justin, Toby and Jake met me in Gairloch for a paddling session. We started the morning in canoes before moving into kayaks, having a great time in each type of boat.
Alan, Amanda, Thomas, Harry and Matthew met me again this year for another session on the water. We’d paddle from Gairloch Harbour last year, this year we went from nearby on little Loch 
Shieldaig. Another fun session was had as we played games, saw wildlife and paddled around.
Adam, Joanne, Jacob, Abigail and Noah met me in the morning near the Shieldaig Lodge Hotel for a fun session paddling on the water. They chose to use a mixture of sea kayaks and sit on top kayaks so that they could get a feel for how each type of boat paddles. Whilst finding the sea kayaks were a lot quicker they also found they weren’t quite so good for any games. 
Mark, Finlay and Erica met me at Mellon Charles. We had an atmospheric morning, paddling with cloud hiding the far side of the loch. Despite the cloud we had a great evening paddling around the rocky shoreline and having fun.
Donald, Ceri, Rosie and James met me on a sunny afternoon for some paddling and fun. We played games, learnt skills, explored the coastline and looked for wildlife as we paddled around the coastline.
We paddled from Mellon Charles’ boom beach, heading around the coastline and exploring all the nooks and crannies along the way.
Graeme, Fiona, Ruben, Eilish and Ethan joined me for some kayaking from Mellon Charles. We had a fun session with lots of games and excitement.
Jacqui, Andrew, Hollie and Sophie joined me for the afternoon at Mellon Charles’ boom beach. This was their second adventure with me, last year we’d paddled on little Loch Shieldaig.
Ally, Andrew and Sam were on a trip around the NC500. They made sure to stop off and see the coastline from a different view with me from kayaks. We had a great time seeing the wildlife and coastline.
David, Maryna, Tom, Sophia and Freddy met me in the afternoon for fun paddling, wildlife and exploration.
Gordon, Lesley, Grace and Ruby met me at Gairloch Harbour for a fun morning on the water. We had great morning exploring the coastline and having fun.
Colin, Erin and Owen met me again, this time for a paddle on Loch Maree. We had a great day paddling around in some very atmospheric conditions.
(Credit for the picture goes to Colin as my waterproof camera had finally taken on a little too much salt water.)
Emma and Raymond joined me for the afternoon session at Mellon Charles. We had a pleasant paddle looking at the wildlife as well as some of the world war two structures.
Helen and Martin met me in Mellon Charles for some scenic kayaking as part of their NC500 trip. We had a good sunny time, paddling around the coastline.