Tilly and Amelia joined me for an afternoon kayaking. The forecast had been for a lot of rain but we got off very lightly with only a small light shower at one point. Exploring the coastline added a different dimension to their NC500 adventure.

Anne, Neil and Flora met me for a morning to practice rescue skills. They’ve got their own kayaks and wanted to gain confidence and increase their skills. It was due to be a very wet day, but that didn’t matter at all since we were due to be going in the water anyway!

Mike and Janette joined me to explore the craggy coastline at Mellon Charles. We had a nice low tide during our session so we got to spot starfish and urchins as we pottered about.

Terina, Tom, Andrew and Iain met me again for another fun session on the water. They’ve joined me every year since 2016 and it was great to see them again. Andrew and Iain always like doing lots of splashing about so I made sure we did plenty of falling in.

Mike and Theo joined me again. A couple of days ago we paddled from Gairloch for a morning but today we had a whole day out from Mellon Charles. Lots of wildlife – porpoise, otters, starfish, urchins, anemones, oyster catchers, arctic terns, cormorants, shags, divers and many more.

Claire, Gordon, Anna and Alasdair joined me in Mellon Charles to explore the great craggy coastline. We had a nice low tide to give us super views of starfish, urchins and anemones.

Jenny, Paul, Emma and Alex had an adventure with me on the water with me. We paddled from the boom beach in Mellon Charles which is where they’d been building a huge sand castle the day before. Initial nerves were soon forgotten as we got out and explored the area.

Colin, Fiona, Innes, John and Charlotte met me on a very hot and sunny afternoon. We headed off to explore the stunning coastline, learn some paddling skills and have some fun. Some of them chose to have a bit of a dip near the end.

Mike and Theo spent the morning kayaking with me from Gairloch harbour. As soon as we head out of the harbour and turn south we get to some fantastic coastline that is very rugged and feels quite remote. We paddled down, practicing a few different strokes as we went. This barrel jellyfish was swimming past as we explored the coastline.

Matt, Laurissa, Anya and Will spent the afternoon with me. We explored the coastline around Inverewe garden, getting to see the place from completely different perspective. The sun shone throughout and it was even warm enough for Will to want to end up in the water splashing about!

Nick, Jayni and Mahir joined me on a very sunny morning. Nick and Jayni went for the sit on top kayaks whilst Mahir opted for a sea kayak. It almost felt warm enough to go for a dip!

Kathryn, Daniel, Fiona and Brett met me at Gairloch harbour for an adventure kayaking. We had super blue skies and sunshine for our session. It was so warm they all seemed happy enough to risk falling in!

Julie, Jamie and Eilidh met me for a nice sunny morning kayaking. We set off to explore the craggy coastline in the Kerry Bay area. A nice low tide gave us lots of starfish sightings dotted about on the rocks.

Lindsay, Neil and Kyle met me for an afternoon of paddling. It might not have been as sunny as it has been but that didn’t worry us, who needs the sun! We went for the nice stable sit on top kayaks and found their confidence inspiring nature helped us have a great time.

Amy and Shaun joined me as part of their NC500 adventure. Nerves were soon forgotten as we made our way around the craggy coastline of Inverewe Garden. Despite the grey skies it was a lovely morning splashing about.

Pete, Amber, George, Josh and Niamh came kayaking with me on, most of them have been out with me a three times before. Great to see them again and a fun time on the water as ever!

Sarah, Jonathan, Mathew, Daniel, Christopher and Alexander met me for a morning on the water. All the young folk looked asleep when they arrived, it didn’t take too much splashing about before they were fully awake – a wet sponge piranha to the face tends to sort sleepiness!

Matthew, Claire, Charlie, Rory and Ailsa met me in the afternoon for a fun session on the water. We learnt some skills, played some games, explored some coastline and spotted wildlife as we paddled about from Gairloch harbour.