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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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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Life for me, is enhanced by playfulness. Luckily, now I’m in my sixties, I feel I have permission to be that rather quirky older bloke. It’s also a way in which I continue to keep myself active, stretch myself and continue to explore the world around me. Here at the top of the island of Oronsay, Loch Bracadale, Skye.

Life for me, is enhanced by playfulness. Luckily, now I’m in my sixties, I feel I have permission to be that rather quirky older bloke. It’s also a way in which I continue to keep myself active, stretch myself and continue to explore the world around me. Here at the top of the island of Oronsay, Loch Bracadale, Skye.

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

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

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

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

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Kayaking on a mirror! Loch Sligachan this morning.

Kayaking on a mirror! Loch Sligachan this morning.

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

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

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Sound up for this! Probably the deepest cave I’ve explored in my kayak. This can be found on the island of Wiay in Loch Bracadale, the Isle of Skye. The sea conditions were calm with hardly any swell. I explored deeper than I expected and wonder how many other humans have seen the depths of this sea cave before. I didn’t manage to see the end of it and by the sound, it went much further than I reached. I doubt if the conditions will often allow me to explore the depths again. It’s wonderful that this cave is in my kayaking back yard, so to speak.

Sound up for this! Probably the deepest cave I’ve explored in my kayak. This can be found on the island of Wiay in Loch Bracadale, the Isle of Skye. The sea conditions were calm with hardly any swell. I explored deeper than I expected and wonder how many other humans have seen the depths of this sea cave before. I didn’t manage to see the end of it and by the sound, it went much further than I reached. I doubt if the conditions will often allow me to explore the depths again. It’s wonderful that this cave is in my kayaking back yard, so to speak.

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

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

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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. 😊

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. 😊

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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Update and thank you.

Update and thank you.

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

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

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Always inquisitive! I love paddling into sea caves whenever I come across them. I have this joyful feeling of exploring somewhere few have seen. It’s a visceral experience where the sounds and the atmosphere reverberate through me, always with a wariness and a smidgeon of fear. It’s the unknown. Even if a cave becomes familiar to me. The sea state is rarely the same and the height of the tide determines the nature of the moment. I’ve been paddling for over forty years and I continue to find joy and wonder in these experiences.

Always inquisitive! I love paddling into sea caves whenever I come across them. I have this joyful feeling of exploring somewhere few have seen. It’s a visceral experience where the sounds and the atmosphere reverberate through me, always with a wariness and a smidgeon of fear. It’s the unknown. Even if a cave becomes familiar to me. The sea state is rarely the same and the height of the tide determines the nature of the moment. I’ve been paddling for over forty years and I continue to find joy and wonder in these experiences.

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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. 😊

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. 😊

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