Time to exercise the paddle muscles again after many weeks of wrestling canoes, coaching and rolling and not really going anywhere. My paddling partner had not been out for over a year so I thought I might be able to keep up.
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| Back on the water. |
We followed a familiar route in beautiful sunshine, taking our time and respectful of old injuries.
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| Dunters. |
There were lots of nesting birds: eider, fulmar, shell duck and guillemots.
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| Head of Holland. |
We passed the 'interesting bit' last seen from above on a walk. From these cliffs the wildlife is regularly observed in order to assess the impact wave and tidal energy installations might have.
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| Deserted beach. |
Time for a break on a sandy beach.
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| Three boats. |
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| Kirkwall Bay with St Magnus Cathedral. |
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| Big boat, little boat. |
We passed the North Isles ferries Earl Thorfinn, Earl Sigurd and the Varagen.
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| Back home - Shapinsay slip. |
Great to get out on the water on such a beautiful day, hopefully there will be many more days like this to come.
It great to see all back into the tripping season. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lee - its not as if there haven't been plenty of cool trips happening - I just don't have time to do everything and logging coaching hours for L2 has dominated everything. After that is over there is going to be a whole lot more time for trips!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your move!