The PaddlerUK magazine July 2015 issue 3 | Page 40

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The scenery was incredible – not a soul in
sight, and from the outside the island looked
more like a desert island than a small offshoot
of the Norfolk coast. We would have stopped
and had an explore, but Scolt head island is
internationally renowned for its population of
Sandwich Terns (amongst others) and it was
smack bang in the middle of breeding season
so we chose to treat the entire island as a no
go zone!

I’m not sure what distracted us most – the
fishing, the impressive displays put on by t