SCOTLAND360° BLOG POST - A GENTLE PADDLE ON THE CROMARTY FIRTH
BRIGHT SUNSHINE AND INDUSTRIAL COLOURS
2nd October 2020
Rob and Fiona, staying in the area provided an opportunity for a socially distanced paddle on one of my days off. The original plan had been to set off from Balintore but the waves at the entrance to the harbour, breaking over the harbour wall put paid to that idea…. We reckoned that getting out of the harbour might well have been possible with a bit of careful timing but the big question was, would we get back in again?
Deciding that discretion was the better part of valour, we decided to drive the few miles down to Nigg, launch from there and have a sociable paddle into the Cromarty Firth. The day was bright and the tides were working in our favour, so what wasn’t to like?
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I’m Angus Mackie, a professional photographer, based just north of Inverness on the beautiful Black Isle. I'm on the North Coast 500 and am well placed to discover most of the Highlands. The iconic scenery of Glen Affric and the Cairngorms are close by whilst many of the wild and dramatic locations on the west coast are within easy reach.
Mountains, landscapes, coastlines.... As a landscape and panoramic photographer, I enjoy exploring Scotland and its wild and remote places and have discovered some of the best photography locations in the Highlands over the last 35 years of living up here. With a broad and wide ranging knowledge of the Highlands, I still enjoy finding new locations and fresh perspectives for my photography. The use of natural light to capture stunning scenery at spectacular locations is very much a key factor for my photography.
I’m a qualified Summer Mountain Leader, a Sea Kayak Leader and a UKCC Level 2 Sea Kayaking coach, with many years experience of leading and guiding. I was also a longstanding member of Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team.