Archive for July, 2008:

Sunset over the Thames

Who says that you have to travel to foreign climes in order to see beautiful sunsets? The picture below was taken during our evening paddling session at Hambledon on Tuesday 22nd July. We weren’t there just to enjoy the sunset though – we also enjoyed a fun paddling session. Hambledon was being true to itself

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Mid-week respite

I was glued to the internet all day – kaaping a constant eye on the Hurley level. It had dropped down to two gates yesterday and was expected for one gate to follow quickly after. I was hoping that this wasn’t going to occur until after we had made it down for a paddle. Unfortunately,

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Making the most of the weekend

I made the most of the weekend just gone. The original intention was to go paddling on Saturday afternoon before enjoying a barbeque and a few drinks with Martyn to help him celebrate his birthday, folowed by a mountain biking on the Sunday. These plans changed when, on Friday, he realised that the rolling course

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High water on Dartmoor

As I was preparing dinner on Saturday night, I received a message from Simon saying that it had rained a lot on Dartmoor during the day and was I up for a trip down on Sunday. With little hesitation, I was signed up and agreed to meet Simon, Louise and Vicky just off junc14 of

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Paddling galore…

Over the weeks since my last post, I have managed a considerable amount of paddling. During the week of the last May bank holiday, I somehow managed to fit in 4 paddling sessions… Boulters on the Monday, Hurley after work on the Wednesday, Hurley again on the Saturday and Holme Pierrepont on the Sunday so

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