Wilderness Found

After the final jobs were ticked off, the three sea kayaks were loaded onto the rickety old trailer and a seven hour drive North, we drove through Arisaig and turned onto a single tracked road towards Rhu and the setting sun.

As the recently set sun continued to sink further below the horizon, the darker sky to the North West also took on a wondrous orange then pink glow. We really did not know which way to look as the palate of colour, which was lighting the wilderness round us, changed with every passing minute. We sat at the waters edge to better enjoy the drama of the sunset. In the still-cold air, condensation formed on our clothing.

The near-complete silence in sound was that of a true wilderness and the only slight sound was that of the seals barking in the distance, the fish leaping or the bats stalking their prey. A final flash of crimson on the underside of a low cloud finally signalling that our day was over. We had discovered wilderness in the Sound of Arisaig where, for the next few days, we hope to unearth more...