2/14/2023 0 Comments Kingdom of the isles and rivers![]() ![]() We make out a shape balanced precariously on the rocks ahead, a large amorphous blob of plasticine. Hailing from northern Scotland, she's entranced by the Hebridean quality of the small isles around us even though a few miles away there are beaches which would be more at home in the Caribbean. Her attention is completely absorbed by the surrounding scenery, rather than staying upright. On a day when she'd usually be firmly rooted on dry land, my wife is enjoying herself immensely. No worries though, the sea is calm inside the reefs and the worst of the wind is soaked up by the islands. We can see right through to the outer reefs, sharp wedges of granite with whitewater exploding behind them. There is a clear view down the Road, the wide channel between the largest of the Scillies. ![]() As it is, we've had to make do with the mumbled guesstimates from Radio Cornwall, far from reassuring…the other evening the weather presenter had fallen asleep on air. ![]() ![]() If I was a better person I would have managed to wake up for the 0555 Shipping Forecast. We're keeping our heads and paddles down as there's a stiff wind from the southwest, Force something or other. We're just coming up on Menawethan Island, the most easterly point of the Scillies. A Sea Kayakers Guide to the Isles of Scilly -įull Gallery of Scilly photos by Mark Rainsley ![]()
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