A kayaker and his canine had a “once in a lifetime” encounter with a pod of basking sharks.
Dave Halton and his Bedlington terrier Scout had been having fun with a paddle two kilometres off the coast of Nairn once they got here throughout a gaggle of basking sharks feeding close to their kayak.
The 63-year-old former cameraman assistant mentioned he’s nonetheless “coming down from the experience”.
He mentioned: “I’m on the glide slope now and simply wish to encourage children to ditch the PlayStation and social media and dwell life appropriately lived, outside in nature.
“I hope to encourage others to discover.
“I’ve had the privilege to work with Sir David Attenborough, Prof Brian Cox, Dave Wright, the BAFTA award winning cameraman, on a number of projects and it has really sparked that something in me that wants to show what’s out there to be seen.”
Dave at the moment works as heating engineer, however he can’t assist spending time in nature together with his furry buddy Scout who appeared fully unfazed by the massive creatures swimming centimetres away from him.
“For the past few years I’ve been wandering around taking in what I see and recording it to my internal hard drive, but every now and again I feel I have a duty to share the experience with others.”