Puffins are here!

Though all the trips and sessions ran are not put on the Blog, todays trip definitely deserves its place! The Fisher family are over visiting the Island for a week, and decided to view its stunning coastline from a different angle...
After some gentle paddling around the bay at Fenella, beneith the Castle, the group set off along the coast, heading South towards Ny Arbyll.
Spotted numerous Guillimots, a few Razorbills and 4 pairs of Puffins! First of the season, a truly joyous occasion.

Checking out the caves, seals, sea birds and spectacular rock formations along the way, a favourite part is rounding Contrary head and being hit by the classic view down the West Coast, the rise and fall of the hills, those closest displaying vivid colours and shapes and finishing with the furthest 'hump' of the Calf of man, hazy in the distance.

Then there's time to explore a few more inlets and caves before turning and heading back. Past the scenery experienced on the way, but with the sun hitting it from another angle, many elements have changed. That feeling of "we're nearly there" is reached when rounding Thistle Head and the outlying intertidal rocks, and Peel Castle slips into view!

Without fail, as I feel the rhythm of the kayak through the water, the movement imitated by the Castle as it rises and falls, creeping closer to my bow, I imagine how the Vikings must have felt, when this same spectacle came into view, many years ago..