SUP Mag UK August 2017 issue 14 | Page 56

WSA train SUP coaches and guides throughout the world, ensuring best practice as leaders in their field. They guide several very special journeys each year for their love of sharing passion for wild places. ’For more information contact the team info@ waterskillsacademy.com sharing our space with others. That evening, in the sun and the village with no roads we shared our stories over cold beer and fresh seafood. seals and otters were watching wondering what funny craft were floating through their gardens. Sure enough and with a quick whisper we all stood transfixed as two otters played straight ahead and seals to our left. As we slowly glided along the shore making as little noise as possible our silence told the greatest story of being immersed in the true wilderness around us. All too quickly the final day had arrived as we boarded our small wooden boat to take us back to busier times, shops, roads and wifi. To guide in wilderness areas is an honour and privilege sharing knowledge and experiences with others and with handshakes, hugs and smiles we say farewell all look forward to the next journey. Arriving later that afternoon in a sandy bay under the gaze of one of Scotland’s iconic Munros we saw people for the first time in three days - a strange feeling that we were s t a n d u p p a d d l e m a g u k 56