Here's what Timmy, S4, said of the second day: In the early hours of the drizzly evening we reached the summit of Suilven. There was low cloud shrouding our visibility, but from what we could see the landscape of Assynt below was spectacular. Lochs puddled the vast wilderness beneath us and jagged mountains pierced the horizon. After spending a few minutes recuperating we started our descent. Thankfully this turned out to be dazzling: the sun was just breaking through the cloud in bright beams of light, illuminating the endless rocky land. Eventually we arrived back at our canoes just as evening turned into night. We decided to embark back across the loch. By the light of the moon we softly paddled across the shimmering water. The Milkyway reflected off the water, casting a tranquil maze of white dots through which we glided.
Ingenious sock drying techniques #13.
Our first campsite, after a bit of canoe rescue jiggery pokery, and like most things on this trip - not even slightly according to the original plan.
Hard at work sailing up the loch. This team work is such a tough number.
Tamsin
The Team just after the col. Damp but mostly content.
Stunning backdrop which helped avert the worst misery of blisters and soddenness.
The Team on the summit of Suilven, greatly aided by Mrs Horgan's fine flapjack (which Linnea showed an amazing capacity for devouring).
The beginning of the rewards of our walk - stunning views, light show and the descent.
Ali and Gregor basking in the glory rays.
Not mentioned until the end of this post is the tiny matter of the launching of the Outdoor Education programme 2011-2012. Having been kindly lent a small fleet of canoes by Ardmay House (
http://www.ardmay.co.uk/), one slippery devil slipped over these falls. It did give Tamsin and I the opportunity to carry out some exciting rescue dweebery for a few hours, and receive a refreshing shower under the spray of this waterfall.
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