25/03/2017
At first Mike was oblivious to the pod of...
...bottlenose dolphins which had been playing in Donald's wake.
What a spectacle they made against the backdrop of the Eigg and Rum mountains.
They were much more interested in Donald's boat than the kayaks but he obliged us by motoring back...
...and forward across...
...our bows, with the pod in tow, so that we could get a better view of their antics.
It is difficult to resist being anthropomorphic but these guys...
...were having a whale of a time (if that is not an oxymoron) as they alternately lolled in the water beside us before...
...exploding into action again.
They only let us be when we paddled into shallow water to take a break...
..on the shell sand beach of
Port Eilean a' Ghaill for a delayed first luncheon.
After the excitement Donald and I reviewed our photos and could hardly believe that we had managed to capture the action. I even went for a quick swim which rather quickly pulled me back to reality!
