Playing in the tidal rapid at Bhalasaigh
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Playing in the tidal rapid at Bhalasaigh
Image: © Andy Waddington Taken: 16 Jul 2014
We'd earlier paddled up into Tob Bhalasaigh with the end of the rising tide, then up towards its northern end to await the ebb gaining a bit of speed. On our return to Bhalasaigh, our timing proved excellent as there was a lot of water emptying out of the loch at some speed under the bridge. "High crossing" is a game usually played by white water kayakers, and not in the normal "remit" of sea kayakers, as the sea doesn't often cooperate in this way ! However we spent a good hour playing in this tidal rapid as the level changed until tempus fugit and we had to be elsewhere...
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Image Location
Latitude
58.225338
Longitude
-6.861189