Paul, Jemima, Kirsten, Ailsa and Rory met me again for another session on the water. A nice low tide kept everyone calm and quiet for a while as we watched the wildlife below the surface, plenty of starfish. It wasn’t too long till it was a noisy and wet session on the water!

Michael, Tyler, Stu, Helen and Duncan all met me for an afternoon kayaking. We explored the coastline and looked for wildlife. A seal stopped by to watch us at one point as we explored Boor rocks. Blue jellyfish are always nice to see too!

Marjoleine and Eva met me for a morning kayaking near Poolewe. For a while we focused on some paddling skills before exploring the coastline. Whilst we sat having a brew on a beach we spotted this little stoat watching us.

Emma, Laurent, Chloe and Rose came to kayak with me in the evening. In the middle of our session we had a visit from a huge ray or skate – something I’ve never seen happen before. We had a very large ray push a couple of our boats around a bit and make some big splashes – a bit of excitement!

Fergus, Callum, Andrew, Lewis and Tom joined me for an afternoon kayaking. They’re all friends from their uni days and are holidaying in the area together. A few marine biologists in the group so the pressure was on me to test them – luckily sea weed wasn’t one of their specialities!

Georgia, Kezia, Eli and Adam met me for some fun on the water. They’re friends of the King Blumenow group that I had out just a few days ago – both great groups out on the water.

Ainslie, Malcolm, Ava and Erin all joined me for some paddling from Poolewe. We went with a double sit on top, single and a small person boat. A fun session exploring the coastline and learning skills.

Jamie, Sam, Jake and Alfie joined me for an early evening paddle. We went with a couple of sit on tops and a couple of sea kayaks. The wind disappeared and we had a very calm paddle.

Ilse and Richard met me for a relaxing afternoon paddle. We explored the coastline around Inverewe Garden, stopping on a remote beach for a brew.

Colin, Casi, Enis and Lois spent a fun morning paddling from Poolewe with me. We had some calm waters to paddle on in the little boats and some sea kayaks.

Shoni, Michelle, Stephen, Jared, Chloe and Lee all met me for an evening kayaking. The haar from earlier cleared away giving us a lovely sunny evening. After a few bits of instruction and coaching everyone got the hang of their boats and nerves settled.

Jemima, Paul, Kirsten, Ailsa and Rory joined me for another session, their fourth so far. We went for a very wet session, lot’s of fun and falling in. Challenges ranged from sitting on the very back of the boat to standing one legged on the very front! It started sunny with blue skies but soon a haar rolled in, giving us a very atmospheric experience.

Gillian, Rachel and Emma spent the morning kayaking with me. Rachel and Emma choosing to kayak on a double sit on top and Gillian going for the faster sea kayak.

Caroline and Joe spent the afternoon with me on the water. We had a nice low tide so were able to spot lots of great things on our paddle around the rugged coastline. Lots of starfish about to see today.

Sarah and Anna joined me for a morning exploring the coastline around Mellon Charles. It didn’t take long for them to remember their scouting kayaking skills. The craggy coastline is fantastic for exploring, with lots of nooks and crannies.

David and Frances have been out with me a number of times in the past, they’ve now got new boats and wanted to learn more about safe paddling – what kit is useful to have, how to rescue each other and rescuing themselves from the water. The sun came out and it was a lovely afternoon.

Andrew, Olivia, Georgina, Elspeth, Hettie and Tom met me on a grey morning. The weather soon brightened up and we had a great session paddling around the craggy coastline spotting wildlife.

David, Dawn, David, Carys and Iona joined me for a fun afternoon exploring in kayaks. We learnt some paddling skills and improved as we paddled about, ending up being pretty good at controlling our kayaks. Second session in a row that we had an otter make an appearance.