Shipwrecked!

Going down the Spey rapids (grade 2 in places) was 'exciting' in a double sea kayak! Turning tight corners isn't our strength, and as its a folding feathercraft, we were nervous about damaging the skin or the frame.

Luckily the roughest bit was a straight run.

The main problem was lack of water .... we were continually having to get out and pull the kayak over gravel banks that were too shallow to paddle over.

Then as we were approaching Charlestown of Aberlour, we realised we had a leak....Maybe there had been a sharp rock or some glass in one of the gravel banks that had cut the skin.  We could have done an emergency repair and continued for the last day down to the sea, but decided to wait and do it properly at home

I got us installed in a B&B while Tom hitched back to Aviemore to retreive the car and the bikes....