I recently spent a morning kayaking with Nathan Kingerlee of www.outdoorsireland.com on the Lakes of Killarney. For me the morning said summer is finally here, its time to get out and enjoy what’s on our doorstep, it was such an amazing trip.
I am relatively new to the world of kayaking, and found the lakes to be ideal for my experience although with more skill I could see that there was so much more that could have been explored.
Firstly we paddled around by Ross Castle, it felt surreal to be gliding along with this spectacular ruin beside you, a slice of history within metres! There was a real buzz to this side of the lake. It felt so exciting to be in the hub of all this activity, other groups were out paddling on kayaks of every colour, a group were training on sliders for their rowing club. A great place for the people watcher in you!
After a while we paddled down a little river bringing us into another lake at the other side of the castle. It was like stepping into an entirely different world. We had the lake completely to ourselves. The views of the surrounding countryside were stunning! We paddled through Lough Leane to the various rocks and islands that protruded from the water. On closer inspection these islands held limestone caves and in one case to the delight of the rest of the group we found a small narrow limestone tunnel that we took turns kayaking through!
Of course it was not all about work, one of the highlights was our pit stop. We pulled up by one of the bigger islands on the lake and tying all our kayaks together we climbed onto the rock surface dragging our bag of goodies. It was like having our own private island in the middle of paradise. It was a well deserved feast, what is it about the outdoors that makes food taste a hundred times better?!
Time just seemed to fly by, I can’t wait to get out again. I can’t think of a better way to spend a summer's day...
I am relatively new to the world of kayaking, and found the lakes to be ideal for my experience although with more skill I could see that there was so much more that could have been explored.
Firstly we paddled around by Ross Castle, it felt surreal to be gliding along with this spectacular ruin beside you, a slice of history within metres! There was a real buzz to this side of the lake. It felt so exciting to be in the hub of all this activity, other groups were out paddling on kayaks of every colour, a group were training on sliders for their rowing club. A great place for the people watcher in you!
After a while we paddled down a little river bringing us into another lake at the other side of the castle. It was like stepping into an entirely different world. We had the lake completely to ourselves. The views of the surrounding countryside were stunning! We paddled through Lough Leane to the various rocks and islands that protruded from the water. On closer inspection these islands held limestone caves and in one case to the delight of the rest of the group we found a small narrow limestone tunnel that we took turns kayaking through!
Of course it was not all about work, one of the highlights was our pit stop. We pulled up by one of the bigger islands on the lake and tying all our kayaks together we climbed onto the rock surface dragging our bag of goodies. It was like having our own private island in the middle of paradise. It was a well deserved feast, what is it about the outdoors that makes food taste a hundred times better?!
Time just seemed to fly by, I can’t wait to get out again. I can’t think of a better way to spend a summer's day...
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