We left Camas Mor with some reluctance. It's a wild and beautiful spot and we'd been lucky enough to experience the place at its best in calm, sunny conditions.
We had a good distance to paddle back to our starting point in Loch Ewe and it was now hot in the afternoon sun. Our pace was steady, and why would we rush in such superb conditions?
Our friend the White Tailed Eagle was still in the same spot as we passed one of the higher points on the coast, taking off to become a huge shape just after we passed below.
At the mouth of Loch Ewe we landed on a skerry to take a break; it wouldn't be possible to land here on most days with swell running onto the angled slabs. It was near here that the American liberty ship "William H Welch" was wrecked in a gale and snowstorm in the early hours of 26th February 1940. Of her 74 crew only 12 survived.
We saw several other kayakers on our way back, like us taking advantage of a lovely summer afternoon.
The last leg into Loch Ewe was made much easier for us when an onshore breeze started up. We had our sails up immediately and were soon scooting back towards our launch pint at a very satisfactory 8km/h with very little effort.
Our route had been 27km and we'd enjoyed a simply superb day's sea kayaking in a fantastic location. At the fourth time of trying I'd managed to paddle out to Rubha Reidh, and it had been so worth the wait!