I’ve tended to avoid this weekend over the last few years due to my uncanny powers of getting the Upper Dart levels to rise to ridiculous levels. Each year I’d come down and each year the level would be higher and each year we would have an even hairier paddle Read more…
But then the guide says Dry Meadow creek is grade V and how hard can 7 clean waterfalls be ? Besides the online guides are written by a guy paddling a blow-up boat, that’s got to add a grade surely ! Determined to go to California me and my friend Read more…
I’m nervous. I’ve been nervous for the past mile or so. But then I think I overhear Theresa and Mat saying that we’ve just finished the Mad Mile, and I cheer saying jokily that it wasn’t so bad after all. No, corrects Mat, the Mad Mile starts around the corner. Read more…
A report by Matt Gilbert. The set of photos are also here. It all started when Jim declared he wasn’t going to come and play with us because we were ‘death on a Stick’, so Ernst, Nick, Rich and I jumped in Ernst’s car and headed off down to meet Read more…
All sorts of reasons meant that I wasn’t really supposed to be going paddling, but I ended up getting up early on a Sunday morning, with a bit of a hangover, with the intention of paddling the Usk, with just a small group – Lisa, myself, and Mark Aplin. We Read more…
[ Some photos are here. John Leopold’s write up of the same trip is here. Plus some video by Nick Clendon, and another video by JK] Friday 13th May 1pm – Meet John and Reg at Reg’s house to load up my car with our kit. More important than kayaking Read more…
Italy Piedmont / Val de Sesia region By John Leopold, photos: Martin McDermott and John Kerswell, video Nick Clendon, and another video from JK. [ JK’s write-up of the same trip is called Diary of an Alps Virgin. ] The following is a description of a trip by Bristol Canoe Read more…
The Upper Dart (Feb 2005) After a great Friday night out for Dom’s non leaving do where I had the best compliment yet ‘You are looking really good … for a lady of advanced years!’ (The guy had clearly had one too many) I decided before I advanced much more Read more…
Frome trip, January 15th 2005 (The following little ditty was inspired by Mr Nichols, but was written by someone who wishes to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals!) Do I want to go paddling tomorrow? I’d much rather stay here at home.Though it’s just passed its test,My car’s way past Read more…