Peter, Jane and Jonah arrived for the afternoon session – another session in little Loch Shieldaig, nestled in the south eastern end of Loch Gairloch.

We had a few drops of rain, but that wasn’t going to ruin the day. As we paddled around we even spotted some crabs hiding in the seaweed.

After a break from padding for a few days due to strong winds I was back on the water for a busy day. Gareth, Rhys and Siân joined me in the morning for a fun paddling session heading around little Loch Shieldaig, learning to paddle, looking at the wildlife, and of course having fun.

Lynne, mum of the group, chose not to join us on our paddling session. Instead she visited the newly renovated Shieldaig Lodge Hotel for coffee. The whole place has been renovated recently and is certainly worth a visit.

Richard, Jo, Cameron and Daniel joined me for the afternoon on the water. We had a low tide which meant we had to carry the boats further at the start and end of the session but it has the advantage that we get to see lots more in the water just below the low water level.

We had a good time searching for creatures along the shoreline as we paddled. Lots of star fish, sea urchins, jelly fish and seals where seen all around us, not forgetting lots of Loch Gairloch piranhas!

Towards the end of the session the rain came, but that didn’t matter in the slightest because it was time to get a little wet! Time for a few ‘wet games’ to make sure they didn’t notice the rain.

A nice sunny and wind free day came along (I can probably count on one hand how many days like this we’ve had so far this summer…); Alison, Will and Sophie joined me for the morning kayaking. After getting used to the boats and learning some strokes we set off to explore the coastline and have some fun. We had a relaxing break on a beach to enjoy hot drinks and cake, then set off again to see more jelly fish and seals.

Gavin and Morven had their three children Angus, Ailsa and Isla with them for a kayaking session. We got on the water and practised some skills, played some games, saw some views and wildlife, then topped it off with more games. Everyone was paddling really well until suddenly expectantly Gavin and Isla’s boat decided to flip over. They got back on boats and where glad it was near the end of the session so they could get warm soon.

Ailsa got chased by a seal. Maybe it was that seal that capsized Isla’s boat?….

Colin, Lucy and James came along for a kayaking session from Gairloch Harbour. We had a good time paddling around playing games and seeing some impressive jelly fish.

Alan and Andrea brought their kids Alice and Lily along for some fun kayaking from Gairloch Harbour. Paddling in the harbour area and along the coastline, playing games, leaning skills and enjoying hot chocolate on the beach.

Lyn and young Archie met me in Gairloch for a quick evening session on the water. We paddled around in the harbour area, learning to manoeuvre our boats and playing games. A fun filled session.

Farren and Rebecca paddled with me this afternoon on a pleasant trip to see lots of seals and even more jelly fish.

With a windy and wet forecast for most of the week we took the opportunity to get on the water just before the bad weather arrived. Mimi and David both had some kayaking experience and chose to use use the small closed cockpit kayaks. These boats are super manourverable meaning their able to get into every nook and cranny of the coastline with ease, the one downside some people find is that they don’t always like to go in a straight line all the time.

They soon got the hang of the kayaks and we were off. By the end of the session seal, jelly fish and sea urchins were becoming a little boring as we had seen so many on our travels!