Izzy and Ellie first met me at the climbing wall in Gairloch, we soon planned to get out paddling when the weather allowed. Setting off from Mellon Charles’ boom beach allowed us to explore the exciting coastline there.

Another paddling session this year for Jeff and Lorna, this time they brought Jean along too. We had an interesting paddle around the coastline, exploring the passageways and caves along the way. At the end Jeff and Jean even capsized for fun.

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.

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.

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.

Michael, Susan, Emily and Jonathan met me for an afternoon paddle from Mellon Charles. We had a mixed selection of weather, but that didn’t deter us from having a great time paddling, exploring the coast and playing games.

Many folk come up to this are every year on holiday, some come multiple times a year. Eileen Andrew and JJ booked a session with me, they then invited Gordon and Ben along – friends in Edinburgh and all of them regular visitors up here. Ben had been paddling with me before, so knew a few of my games already. We had some very inquisitive seals, swimming nice and close to get a good look at us.

Nick, Kerry, Anita and Barry met me to explore the coastline by kayak. Nick and Kerry have a house here in Mellon Charles and have thoughts of getting some kayaks, so they came out with me to try out some boats and learn some skills. We had a breezy afternoon, but it was a good session on the water. Anita and Barry will hopefully get to paddle in the hotter climate of Australia where they plan to move to soon.

Donna, Jed and Christy met me at the boom beach in Mellon Charles. Coming across from the Isle of Ewe, they had already been on a boat this morning. Donna had grown up on the island, they where back in the area for a few weeks. Donna knows the waters well but had never paddled around them in a kayak. They all had a great time exploring the rocky coastline, playing some games and getting drenched!

Lorna had more friends up in the area, so Maureen, Cerys along with Iain and Lorna joined me on a sunny calm afternoon at Mellon Charles. Cerys paddles a lot at home but her mum hasn’t done any. After a short while on the water Maureen realised that it is actually fun, so had a fantastic time. Iain and Lorna have paddled with me many many times before, so know my normal games but still seemed to enjoy every minute.

We had a low tide and very calm water, so where able to explore every nook and cranny of the coastline, seeing hundreds of star fish, plenty of urchins and some fantastic anemones.