With such a super forecast and good timings with the ebb The Stacks was on for a paddle from Soldiers Point to Porth Dafarch. Meet the team ...
Rich trying out Zoes Romany on the early stages of North Stack race ...
Simon enjoying himself, in the gentle flow ...
Kath having time to say a few words!
Douglas ...
Sue ...
and Neil ...
The swell in Gogarth Bay was fairly significant making a landing at parliament house cave a NO GO ... however we managed to get into a couple of the caves, two at a time and hear the dragon!
A couple of Shags nested up in a hole ...
And some close quartering after careful observation of rise and fall!
South Stack light house and the girls!!
Rich and a contemplative moment ...
After lunch we headed out of Abrahams Bosum, towards Pen Rhynmawr, with a strong ebb behind us and into the approaching swell, which with the low lying rocks and shelves made for an exciting headland ... before rounding the corner and into the calm of the bay.
A gentle swell was rolling in, so while a shuttle was done (BIG thanks to Neil) the guys enjoyed a rewarding finish.Once loaded we then headed off to the RSPB cafe at South Stack for ice creams and a view of what we had paddled. What made it even more worthwhile was South Stack race was clearly working, eddy lines and flow could be seen and this further helped to support the benefits of effective tidal planning!
roger chandler
L5 Coach Sea
www.coastalspirit.com
north wales sea kayaking
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