It turned out that we needn’t have worried about getting all of our kit under the 32kg weight limit for the flights after all…. My kit bag weighed in at 13.2 kg, Jethro’s at 9.7kg and our paddle bag weighed in at 6.2 kg. In order to proceed onto the…
Category: Kayaking
The time has come….
To quote Lewis Carroll, from Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, 1872: “The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax– Of cabbages–and kings– And why the sea is boiling hot– And whether pigs have wings.” Well, the last 75 days…
75 days and counting….
As we returned from our Norway trip last year talk turned to the destination of our paddling adventure in 2010. It didn’t take long before a decision was made, Nepal. Martyn, due to other commitments, would not be able to join us this year so it would just be Jethro…
Dobrodošli v Sloveniji
Welcome to Slovenia On Saturday 26th June at 0315 my alarm clock went off. Why was it going off this early on a Saturday of all days? Because I had a flight to catch. I was heading off for a week of paddling near Bovec, Slovenia. However, me being me,…
List of rivers paddled…
(Updated 3rd May 2012) A discussion over on UK Rivers Guidebook got me thinking about the rivers that I have paddled. As I started to compile a list I was somewhat surprised at just how many different rivers I have paddled. Second drop of Swallow Falls Below is the list…
Mon-Star at Hurley…
0700 in the morning my alarm clock goes off. This is considerably earlier than it goes off for most week days yet this was a Sunday. The reason for this crazily early start? Aaron, of SquareRock has very kindly lent me his personal boat for a few hours and I…
How fortunate we are…
Paddling down the river on Sunday got me thinking about how fortunate we are as kayakers. Through seeking enjoyment from our sport we get to see places that other people would never normally get to see. The particular rapid which made me think about this was Swallow Falls on the…
Simon’s Norway write-up…
Following on from our trip to Norway during the summer of 2009, Simon has written an article on his blog, during which he talks about how you don’t have to be a crazy-hardcore whitewater paddler for a trip there to be worthwhile… Norway: Trolls, fjords, a-Ha and big scary grade…
Festive paddling on the moor…
After a thoroughly enjoyable Christmas I managed to escape for the day on Tuesday and headed to Dartmoor. I had been watching the weather forecasts intently hoping that there would be enough water the bring the Dart up to an enjoyable level. On Monday afternoon the forecasts were looking very…
Long overdue…
Well, what can I say. It would appear that I have somewhat neglected this blog over the past few months – it has been three and half months since my last post! I am sure you will be glad to hear that this is not because I have fallen off…