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8月29日 Auld Blug is 50So the Auld Blug is 50 at last. I had a smashing time at Hollins Farm campsite in Eskdale with the wife and my sisters family, showing them the delights of the dale during the day and the hospitality of the Boot Inn at night. The weather was fine and everyone enjoyed themselves. Unfortunately I had to return a day early as Freddy Labrador was unwell, but upon his recovery I set off to Anglesey with the dog and sea kayaks to stay at the excellent Outdoor Alternative campsite at Rhoscolyn. [Rhoscolyn was named hottest place in the UK on R4 that weekend!] The campsite was full to capacity, sea kayakers, climbers, walkers, divers, you name it, everyone except loud drunks,kids kicking footballs and ghetto blaster addicted chavs. It was wonderful. LIghts out at 10pm , sitting around the embers of the barbecue and the stars for company. I only paddled around 10k over the weekend as my shoulder was a bit sore, but managed to see a few seals, cormorants, and scared myself when I hit a small tidal race!. Francie joined me on the Saturday and we had a slap up meal at the new White Eagle pub, which is far superior to the previous pigsty that existed there. My thanks to the Timpson family for sinking a few bob into the venture and not charging the earth to get it all back asap. 8月7日 Sea Kayaks updateUpdate on the new [old model] Easky kayak. It's much faster than the latest version and feels a lot more responsive. I paddled it around Morpha Nefyn bay off the Lleyn Peninsula, North Wales. Unfortunately it was very blowy, and not really safe to go out to the headland on my own due to some very mixed water there, so I practiced some leans and turns and a new sculling manoeuvre. For once I didn't capsize so I must be doing it right at last. I'm going to join The Friends of Allonby Canoe Club in Liverpool to get some proper tuition in the pool over the winter, practice rolling properly on both sides, and hopefully build up some new friendships so I can get out on the water more than at present. Finally got the roof bar fittings for the new car, so can transport the 2 kayaks on the top properly now, so a Lakeland paddle is on too. |
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