You occasionally see orcas around the Scottish coast, but they are unfortunately rare, and I have no idea what they eat! We have had a bumbper summer for basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) though, some pics of a little one on the web from a july trip around Coll & Tiree: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~ltu006/images/coll_tiree/ Big fishes. They may eat plankton, but plenty of adrenaline when a 20ft+ fish swims under your boat ... paddle parked, cockpit open, and a non waterproofed digicam in hand ... Most probably the last overnight trip of the year for me last weekend, pics from a wee trip to Eigg and Moidart at: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/~ltu006/images/eigg/ I prefer a synthetic bag for kayaking, I need my sleep too much to lose it to damp down. My bag packs in a drybag through a round valley hatch. If I'm cold I put it in a gortex bivi bag. If I'm really cold I put in a fleece liner. Cheers Colin 57º19'N 2º10'W *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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