Mike and his family spent many summer holidays here dreaming maybe one day they could actually live and work on the islands, eventually they managed it and now live on the west coast of Lewis. He is a community worker and works for the local health board helping and supporting children and young people.
When he moved to the Hebrides his two burning ambitions were to kayak to St Kilda and catch his first Atlantic salmon, getting to St Kilda proved the easier of the two!
He was converted to sea kayaking after 10 years of river kayaking and open boating and he is a keen coach and active member of Stornoway canoe club.
Mikes passion for kayaking has taken him to Norway, the Alps and Ireland but the Outer Hebrides will always be his first love.
