Loch Coruisk June 2018

Friday June 29th was our last day of kayaking on Skye. The weather continued to be amazing so we could safely paddle pretty much anywhere we wanted. We chose the most beautiful spot where we had not yet been: Loch Coruisk in the Cuillin Hills west of Elgol. Loch Coruisk is a lake that's only about a quarter mile from the sea. An easy hike.




We launched at Elgol and paddled west toward near Loch Coruisk.

To a very pretty little beach.

We couldn't just land there. Oh no, we needed to take advantage of the warm weather and do some kayaking exercises. Things like practicing landing your kayak on rocks and various balance exercises. Things where we were guaranteed to get wet. I still think it's amazing that it was warm enough in Scotland to do this wearing shorts.

And more balance exercises...

Finally we did land and hiked up to Loch Coruisk. 

It's a beautiful lake nestled among the mountains.

We found a great spot for lunch and relaxed.

Then headed back to Elgol. Again I was amazed at how good the water felt.

A perfect day for ice cream! Such a nice way to wrap up our kayaking days on Skye.