May 12th and a nice paddle out to Scolt head Island with friends, the Meldrum family all the way from Scotland and my wingman'Betty' riding shotgun as always.
High tide was at 17:20 and smallish in size at 7.8 m.
After jumping in we headed west towards the river Burn and then turned North out to the Island.
'Betty' was enjoying herself walking up and down the board keeping an eye on the oyster catchers flying overhead as the are always very vocal sea bird.
Once we got into Norton Creek the wind had increased very slightly from the North East which meant we had to work a bit harder to get to the Island.
As we approached the island 'Betty' hoped off the front of the board, as she does and had a quick paddle before we all unleashed and carried the boards up to the high water mark.
There was only one other family out on the island enjoying a picnic, so we almost had the island to ourselves.
We then all headed over to the North side of Scolt head for a walk in the surf and to take in the North Norfolk sea air.
After getting back on the boards we all set off in an easterly direction passing close to the new house boat moored on the beach near Gun Hill, which looks like it came straight out of the film 'Captain Phillips.
With the wind on our backs and a small amount of outgoing tide against us it was a easy paddle back to the harbour for a well deserved Beer at the Hero Inn.
Another great day out on the water with friends and 'Betty Boo' here in Burnham Overy.
Happy days :-)