I know plans are afoot to head to France again this summer and that reminded me I did nothing with the video I’d taken from the 2009 trip. So, here it is in all its glory… http://www.bristolcanoeclub.org.uk/static/videos/BCC_France_2009.m4v Enjoy JK PS. I’m not sure who has the footage from the ‘sunshine Read more
The new Lee Valley Whitewater Centre (the Olympic venue for canoe slalom in 2012) is now open for recreational paddling: http://www.leevalleypark.org.uk/en/content/news/white_water_thrills_/white_water_thrills_.aspx For info about what you can do there, see here: http://www.leevalleypark.org.uk/en/content/cms/White_Water_Canoe_Ce/Activities/Activities.aspx
Operation Cous-Cous has returned after successfully conquering Morocco. More details and about a million photos to follow [ ed – see some photos here ], but this is a brief summary of our trip: Day 1 – Get boats past grumpy check-in supervisor. Land in Marrakesh and meet up with Read more
‘Twas a rainy Sunday morning at Almondsbury when five of BCC’s intrepid paddlers gathered. The destination was the Clydach in South Wales. Meeting the sixth member of the team (Harvey) at the top of the river, we soon noticed that it was rather bigger and browner than we were expecting, Read more
Yes, we went to Morocco, and we paddled (and rode camels!). See RJ’s summary here. Some photos to give you all a taste of what it was like: https://photos.app.goo.gl/HJMh5WytRzhsrebM7 RJ’s photos are here (I’m not sure whether you need a Facebook account): http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2458447&id=61211227&l=cd1e5fe328
I’ve just discovered that we have missed some Severn Bore dates in 2011. See http://www.severn-bore.co.uk/ for full details. There are 4-star dates in March and September this year. See dates on our calendar here: http://www.bristolcanoeclub.org.uk/club-calendar/
These are various links to information sources we used when planning our trip to Morocco in 2011. Probably most of these links are now dead. 🙁 UK Rivers threads: Chris Eastabrook: http://www.chriseastabrook.co.uk/biography/expeditions/morocco, and 2011 trip here: http://www.chriseastabrookcoaching.com/the-moroccan-mission The Poly (2004): http://www.thepoly.co.uk/tripreports/morocco.html Google map: http://local.google.co.uk/maps/ms?source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&ie=UTF8&t=h&msa=0&msid=109617022936960664453.0004678b59cde8c885077&z=8 Imperial, 2010: http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/rcc/canoe/mediawiki/Morocco_River_Guides, 2009 (faffing): http://www.union.ic.ac.uk/rcc/canoe/mediawiki/Trips:Morocco_2009 Read more
We’ve just come back from a great trip to Austria. Weather was mostly hot & sunny; plenty of water. We managed to do loads of paddling. According to my notes, the various rivers / sections done were as follows (not all done by everyone!): Rosanna, Sanna, S-Chanf Gorge, Lower Oetz, Read more
If you want to print out and fill in the 2 forms for CIWW (Cardiff International White Water) before you go – they’re here: Safety & Risk Declaration Medical Consent Form But they must be signed at the centre. Stewart
We went to Cardiff International White-water course again the other day – for the second time. http://www.ciww.com/ I have to say it was great fun. Its a bit severe at first, but just tell yourself that it is easy really, and then you can mellow into it. It’s still bloody Read more