A weekend of sea kayaking

The Cairngorms offer a vast expanse of mountainous terrain, and it's easy to always stay on the
Aviemore side without venturing deeper into "Deeside" territory. Glen Ey, Glen Tilt and the other areas accessed from Braemar offer wild and remote munros, yet with the advantage of easy access along estate tracks, cruising, be it on foot or bike.
 The last week has been spent working with groups in this area and given me a chance to explore another side of the Cairngorms, with Glens that could have been custom made for wild camping. A great experience and a reminder of why i love this job so much, although not a great place to discover your sleeping mat has a slow puncture!

 A few days off over the weekend gave me and Greg an opportunity to go sea kayaking. A plan was hatched to paddle out from Port Appin, down Lismore and over to Mull, with a wild camp and pub visit on Mull, returning along the Eastern side of Lismore the following day.
 With a good forcast we spent day one enjoying the scenery and cruising on benign seas. Reaching the southern end of Lismore we faced a ferry across the over falls off Lady's Rock. From there we headed over to the brilliant Duart Castle and camped on the shoreline.

 In true "Luke and Greg adventure" style, i had managed to forget my pants and sleeping bag, spending the night in my Duvet jacket! Luckily the whiskeys bought at the local pub were enough to warm me up.

 

With my finger still not healed, and looking like it may never return to 100%, sea kayaking is becoming more and more of a focus for me this year. With the ability to travel good amount of distances and Scotland providing a lifetimes worth of trips in stunning locations, it's hard to beat.