Monday, 26 April 2010

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Sunday, 25 April 2010

On the water


Instead of in it!

The conclusion...


It wasn't easy to climb back in and was simpler to swim to the bank.

Oooops!


A deliberate capsize this time as a practice run and to see how easy it was to climb back in...

A confident start...



Getting togged up



Moving on


Off to Llangorse

The downside of tent camping


It rained all night so now we have a tent to dry before it can be stowed away ready for our next trip. At least it's sunny now.

Saturday, 24 April 2010

I get well looked after :)



Hot water bottle time



J gives in to sleepy-itis



J nods off poring over his latest canoe design books



The action-packed weekend continues...



The verdict...


Yes, it floats and was a good buy.

Gathering speed


It seems more swift than ... Swift

Off to Talybont


On the next trip i'm going to bring along my inflatable dinghy

An unsteady launch


- in thick brown murky muddy canal water

Down the garden path



Preparations



Lazy day


I've struck gold with this camp site. It's a lovely spot, very quiet and right on the banks of the monmouth-Brecon canal. I've also spotted a track down to it directly behind our pitch so we're staying here for the day. There's no need to go to Llangorse as planned so the canoe will be launched here instead. J has brought his canoe design books, and i have my scotland trip to plan so a day in one spot would make a welcome change from tearing around from place to place.

Our camp!



A lazy morning


It was a chilly night but the temperature is rapidly warming up. At this point, beneath a bland pic which my parents are likely to give only a cursory glance, i can share the reason for the lack of photos last weekend... Having parked in a remote scenic spot, i had unwanted visitors in the early hours. Without going into too many details, i ended up making a 999 call and being escorted out by the police. After that i gave up and returned home arriving at 7am to a quite spectacular rising mist over the river.

No, we didn't splash out on a hook-up.



A chilly night


Having seen forecasts for a hot weekend, guess who didn't spot the overnight frost warning and was caught out. Btw, following the death of the wavebox in Milford, it was replaced despite being out of warranty.

... Sure the net


We're on a camp site this time complete with free wifi although the spot i've chosen is the most isolated and out of range so i'm limited to a whopping 8kbps - but there's no rush!

J pitches his tent in the dark while i ...



Canoe launch weekend


Following many delays we're about to launch j's ebay bargain canoe during a rare camping weekend together.

Saturday, 17 April 2010

Look what i spotted!


You don't see many of these 1991-2 models now!

Sunset


There was a superb sunset but this camera phone failed to capture it.