Dundee U3A Wee Adventure Group

After getting kitted out into our wetsuits and helmets we were in our rafts and paddling away.  All too soon we crossed our first weir and were swirled and swayed through the water - the first rapid over, we relaxed and enjoyed the ride.  The river was very kind to us, with just a few ruffles of turbulence and irregular waves breaking over the raft - an easy Grade 1-2 glide as promised.  On a warm day it was lovely to see the river from a different vantage point; passing the historic Stanley Mills; seeing heron and otter; and to hear from our knowledgeable guides the ways of the salmon and its fishing.   Photos: Mike Taylor

Everyone knows the Tay Estuary can be a very windy place, however, not today where it was flat calm with nary a breeze blowing.  Not great conditions to try a bit of sailing.  Only two sailing dinghies were put to water.  The first was large and white and, I'm sure, I wasn't the only one who heard Duran Duran's Rio play in their head as the sun shone.  The other yacht was a much smaller craft that caught, what little wind there was, more easily.  Instead of heading to the bridges and the V&A as planned, we headed further out of the estuary to try and catch a breeze. It was great when we did;  the boats lifted and we hung out over the sides looking every inch real yachting people.  Pity it was for such short periods as the wind and the tides fought hard to keep us becalmed.   If the wind wouldn't play at least a boat with a motor would.  The powerful ribs bounced over the water and it was a very different type of fun to take the helm of one of these.  Gunning the