On Sunday 25th July 24, we paddled the Great Ouse near Bedford. Phillip and Dave have paddled this river before when it was in flood, and they went downstream and back up, this was a challenging paddle due to the flow of water, but they completed the journey as documented on our blog. This time […]
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Llangollen 24 On 19th July 24, Zoe Jai and I attended a revised Llangollen trip. I led this trip before, in July last year but was not part of the planning, I was more babysitter, logistics and safety. However, the trip was completed but needed a plan A, B and C. It turned out that
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The prelude to this this trip was a four hour bike ride along the Grand Union Canal tow path from Rickmansworth to the Slough arm of the GUC looking for a convenient “get in”. This journey is well worthwhile it, whether walking, cycling or kayaking as it tracks its way through the Coln Valley Regional
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This trip was suggested by a member a while ago but work, travels and trips had moved the date to last weekend, as it is almost a 2-hour drive some of us decided to travel down on Saturday 6th and camp overnight saving the commute on the Sunday morning. As the weather was awful on
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A good day out on the River Stort We all met at the put in point, pub (The Moorhen) car park in Harlow. Everyone on the water just after 10am, and as ever more experienced paddlers helping less experienced members into their boats by coming alongside and offering stability. New member Glen joined us in
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Dave and Zoe were camping for the whole weekend at the Mytchett center campsite, a campsite with basic facilities run by Hampshire Council. A lovely grassy field campsite that was not overly busy as we were on “term time” side of the holidays. This campsite has: toilets, showers, washing up facilities, a cafe and above
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What a great day today was, the young lady in the picture featured is an inspiration, wanting to progress further in the world of paddle sport. After an initial assessment she decided to go to the Paddle Explore PPA, this is an 8 hour Course with various conditions, in a sheltered water environment. Definitions for
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Peer Paddle, Glen Affric, Scotland, May 2024 This trip was suggested after a member of Davepaddles (LN) visited the area in 2023 and saw that both lochs were suitable for longer kayak camping paddles. In early May 2024 two DP Members (LN and PG) met at Cannich, a small village in the Glen Affric area,
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I woke up to find the sun streaming in through my bedroom windows it was 06.15 in the morning. I’d googled the parking spot the previous evening and it helpfully (not) suggested a journey time of anything between 1.45 – 2.20 from deepest Kent. I left just after 7am & arrived just before 9. Dave
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Hello Everyone. Aprils Newsletter is here, We have some exiting things going on that take some time to plan an execute. Aquapaddle, GUC canal clean up. (CWCA). Trips and more. its all in our newsletter. Davepaddles became a club in Dec 2023, and look how far we have come already. We aim to be one
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