When the lads go fishing in Arbroath...it can get a little extreme.

Heading out for a day's fishing.

From our perspective, Scotland is a land of "extremes"...extreme geography, extreme history, extreme geology, and of course, extreme(ly) fine hillwalking / hiking and sea kayaking. The folks here are also extreme(ly) warm, kind, and hospitable. (Yes, of course we're biased!) :)

I haven't fished since I was a little boy, but I have to say, it looks pretty exciting here - and getting to the "spot" requires some impressive "self-propelled" movement. The fishing from the shore is mainly for cod, the occasional haddock, and as one gentleman told us, "anything else that comes along".

These pics were taken during our morning run today, along the coastal path above the Seaton Cliffs. I think our activity was, by far, the tamer of the two.

I think the lads are onto something. Life is short, elements of "extreme" living can bring a special enrichment to each day - especially when it comes to an abundance of kindness, compassion, and desiring the best for one another in this world. 

It's a place we can throw all caution to the wind.

Duncan.