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…
The orange torpedo
The weekend of Thursday 25th to Monday 29th March saw Tim and I make our now annual visit to a friend in Geneva for a spot of skiing. This year Steve was our host, and a very good host he was. Arriving on Thursday evening, Tim and I realised our…
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…
Longleat Safari Park
On Sunday, Lindsay and I made a visit to Longleat Safari Park. Here are a selection of the photos we took. A hungry giraffe A football with legs and a head A Common Eland A posing Lioness More photos are available at http://photos.andywicks.com/LongleatSafariPark
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…