Nick Ray

@LifeAfloat • 102,144 subscribers

Sea kayaker. Exploring beautiful Scotland, one adventure at a time. Advocate for mental good health & suicide prevention. My book: https://t.co/6BuSFsTvet

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This is me paddling around the northern point of mainland Scotland (Britain) yesterday. I was lucky enough to have a new paddling friend join me for the day. It was lovely to have his company.

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I’m soon to be 63 but there are many times like yesterday, when my inner 15 year old takes over. This was during yesterday’s paddle to Talisker Bay and back. Isle of Skye.

An update. I’ll be in hospital for a few days yet. I require speech &amp; language therapy as well as help with my eyesight which has been affected. I’ll be moved into a specialist ward. Thank you again for all your warm words of support. It’s lovely to know you are thinking of me.

I’m incredibly fortunate to have this seascape a couple of minutes from our front door.

I’m so very sorry to have disappeared. Here’s an update. x

Kayaking on a mirror! Loch Sligachan this morning.

An ephemeral waterfall rainbow. A mesmeric moment in my kayak.

I went exploring along the craggy coastline by my home and discovered this delightful water feature.

Spectral singing from deep within a cave. An incredible experience to enjoy.

It was wonderful to be on the sea again today. The first time in many months. It was a glorious day too, although I look rather peely-wally after seven weeks of hospital confinement. My kayak is by the shore once more &amp; I intend to get out much more often. It's good for me. 😊

I just had share with you what I’m experiencing right now. I’m deeply moved by the profundity of life around me.

Our wee Jess meets me in my kayak for the first time. 😊

Where the fresh meets the salt. Here in Loch Leven with the Pap of Glencoe behind.

What sea kayakers get up to after a day of paddling in gale force winds! 😊

Here’s something peaceful and certainly less self-indulgent. This is a wonderful waterfall I encountered in Loch Pooltiel last Saturday. Sound up for this one too.

Update and thank you.

An update from me. I’m sorry it’s been a long while. Good news though, I’m feeling a lot better.

It's not lost on me, I am fortunate to enjoy peace and tranquility in my life. Camping this weekend up by Bowscale Tarn, Cumbria.

Last week I descended into a deep gloom &amp; this weekend was written off because of dreadfully dark emotions &amp; thoughts. I believed I was a waste of space. However, lessons I learned on my journey about my inner tenacity have brought me back into the light. A new week beckons. 😊

I love this wee burn tumbling into the sea in Tobermory Bay. It’s like a fancy water garden feature.

An update. I’ll be in hospital for a few days yet. I require speech & language therapy as well as help with my eyesight which has been affected. I’ll be moved into a specialist ward. Thank you again for all your warm words of support. It’s lovely to know you are thinking of me.

It was wonderful to be on the sea again today. The first time in many months. It was a glorious day too, although I look rather peely-wally after seven weeks of hospital confinement. My kayak is by the shore once more & I intend to get out much more often. It's good for me. 😊

Last week I descended into a deep gloom & this weekend was written off because of dreadfully dark emotions & thoughts. I believed I was a waste of space. However, lessons I learned on my journey about my inner tenacity have brought me back into the light. A new week beckons. 😊