The river was a bit more lively today as the rain had improved the levels so had a nice tip down it finishing off with dropping down a weir which was in stopper mode (Grab your boat and keep you there as the water recycles at the bottom). So much so that the instructors set up rescue lines with live bait ( a man with a rope ready to dive in and pull you out the other side) and placed a canoeist along the bottom of the weir to paddle in and support you.
I managed to slide down the weir and battle out the other side but a couple of our group needed live bait rescue.
I have learnt that there are smiling and frowning weirs, one is better walked round.
Problems and joy.
My paddling partner has had some great news, he has got promotion, well done Adam!
However because of the training needs of this job we are now scrabbling around for a date to go, which could be july, august or in the next 8 weeks. Talk about focus your mind!, as i scuttled off to buy the rest of my gear, and think of how many paddling days between now and 8 weeks time.
Dave
I managed to slide down the weir and battle out the other side but a couple of our group needed live bait rescue.
I have learnt that there are smiling and frowning weirs, one is better walked round.
Problems and joy.
My paddling partner has had some great news, he has got promotion, well done Adam!
However because of the training needs of this job we are now scrabbling around for a date to go, which could be july, august or in the next 8 weeks. Talk about focus your mind!, as i scuttled off to buy the rest of my gear, and think of how many paddling days between now and 8 weeks time.
Dave
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