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Member#: 192 Location: Berkshire. Not near enough to the Sea....! Registered: 20-04-2003 Diary Entries: 6
Mood: Frustrated by lack of water ti
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26th October 2003
Kayaking - Surf Skiing: Ynyslas Estuary Wind Direction: None Wind Stength: 0-3 Surf / Sea State: Flat and out Air Temperature: warm Sea Temperature: Cold Weather: Sunny Max Speed: Distance Covered:
Fresh fron the success that was yesterday, and with a beautiful day in
progress we all (the Macdonald clan and Dave & Sarah) all headed back to
the estuary for a play in the sand.
The tide yet again was out, there was nothing but the river left.
No excuses with the weather today (At least not for canoeing) it was off
the roof rack and down to the river bed.
This time all the boys had a go, with two of them only just being able to
see over the front, great stuff...
You could see that Dave was itching to have a go, and with my leg beginning
to cramp up, Dave went out for a quick paddle up the river on his own.
A couple of minutes later with Dave grinning away it was left to conduct
the ultimate test for the health of the canoe. Yep I got in the front seat
and with none of the bottom half of the canoe now showing we proceeded to
battle against the current.
A few minutes later, and much laughing we found ourselves stuck on the
bottom. Yep, we had run aground. (It was the current, honest...). We
paddled around for bit and then drifted back to where Sarah had been
waiting for us.
The result of the test was one water tight Canoe and the aceptance from
Dave and Sarah to look after it from now on.
Despite the worry of the youngest, as we left Dave and Sarahs, that we
shouldn't have left the Canoe behind as Dave might eat it.... a great
weekend was had by all.
PS: I am now losing count of the number of times my windsurfer has made
this trip and stayed on the roof rack.... :-(
Still the company makes up for all of that. Thanks to Dave & Sarah.
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