Visiting ScotlandCoastal PaddlingThis has to be just a taster given the length of the Coast! It brings out the main differences in character between the different areas. A recommended book on this topic is Scottish Islands
Moving up to the Outer Hebrides there are the white beaches, Machair (and unbroken swell) on the western seaboard. The North Coast is wonderful again with unspoilt, quiet beaches and, at the eastern end some of the fiercest tidal streams in the world in the Pentland Firth. Orkney provides a beautiful archipeligo of islands with a mix of low lying islands, cliffs and sea stacks. Lots of tidal streams too. Shetland has stunning caves, tunnels, arches and cliffs. The East Coast
of Scotland provides more caves, cliffs and seabirds. Remarkably,
in contrast to the west coast, it can only boast one or two islands.
Now where is my paddle!
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The
West Coast is justifiably world famous for its large number of islands
some tiny, some large. These are great to explore and they also
protect the inner seas from the large atlantic swells.
