What follows is Rob’s article on sea kayaking in Scotland in March… nutter. – Ed.
Easter weekend with nowt to do, spawned a last minute road trip to the Mull of Kintyre for 2 days surfing and some half arsed sea kayaking to camp on an island. I thought it might be a chance to experiment in carrying kit within boats and my flat mate Weener just wanted an excuse to buy an axe. Like a GCSE science report, here’s what I learnt from the experiment?
Surfing in Scotland in March is fookin cold, buy a hood and Gloves before you go. Luckily there is a surf shop in Campletown.
Filling the kettle the night before makes for a much more enjoyable morning brew.
Two Rollmatts and a 20litre dry bag won’t fit inside a solo, but act as an annoying mini sail on the back that blows you off course.
Being caught in a snow storm in the middle of a crossing is only funny when you have hold of another boat.
Storms will pass….
Even after downing a can of Iron Brew, a yoghurt will suppress a heavily forced belch.
Check the top bar for an image of Rob and Weener’s crossing – nice. -Ed.
