We met in Dunmore East with and debated whether to paddle Loftus Hall or Portally. We decided to head across to Loftus Hall. On the way over we noticed a pod of dolphins splashing around. There were five in total and were very playful and curious. At one point a dolphin shot about 6 feet vertically from the water and I managed to get a photo of the re-entry (probably a dolphin version of the re-entry and roll!) They seemed to enjoy coming towards the kayaks in a group and then diving just a few feet from us and blowing air when underneath. At one point I saw a dolphin surfing towards me in one of the swells on its side in the water. Really amazing to see them playing. Some of the locals reckon the dolphins are there the past few weeks. Amazing animals and certainly the high point of all the photos we've taken since being on the water.
We then decided to paddle to Portally instead of Loftus Hall and Joe cooked a spot of lunch (LIDL sausages) - very tasty and welcome with the warm drinks. With the shite weather we're having I'm going to always bring hot drinks from now on. You would think that in August you could still get by with cold bottles of water but we cooled down quick enough when ashore.
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