T Minus 8 Days.
Hi All
Well we are now one week away from setting sail and it’s fair to say that the nerves are starting to kick in a little bit! All I now think about is the trip and the size of the challenge we are taking on, it’s massive! I feel as ready as I’m ever going to be, all my kit is bought and ready to go and the transport to London is sorted, in many ways I wish we were getting going tomorrow, I really want to get it done now. We’ve been keeping one eye on the long range weather forecasts and it’s looking like we’ll be paddling in the wind and rain, typical!
Dave and I spent Friday night together in the swimming pool practicing getting in and out of boats so that we can get round the locks without falling in the water at every stop and also practicing rescuing each other should we go over in the middle of the Thames or worse still the middle of The Wash. It doesn’t look pretty but we can back in the boats from the water should we need to.
I have about 3 more sessions out on the water before we get going, one of which will be a test run with the boat fully loaded. I know Dave tried this at the weekend and found it to be ok, I weigh a bit more than Dave though and so I’m cautious that I might just sink, what a nightmare that’d be - anyway up Kate will be on standby with a camera and so some pictures will follow soon.
We have two routes in mind now, the ‘Plan A’ route which go’s out to the Wash and the ‘Plan B’ route which takes us up through Leicester along the Grand Union canal. Plan B is just in case the weather is bad and makes crossing The Wash too much of a risk. Before we leave I’ll post some accurate details of the routes and where we hope to get to each day so that you can follow our progress if you wish!
That’s about all for now!!
Adam
Well we are now one week away from setting sail and it’s fair to say that the nerves are starting to kick in a little bit! All I now think about is the trip and the size of the challenge we are taking on, it’s massive! I feel as ready as I’m ever going to be, all my kit is bought and ready to go and the transport to London is sorted, in many ways I wish we were getting going tomorrow, I really want to get it done now. We’ve been keeping one eye on the long range weather forecasts and it’s looking like we’ll be paddling in the wind and rain, typical!
Dave and I spent Friday night together in the swimming pool practicing getting in and out of boats so that we can get round the locks without falling in the water at every stop and also practicing rescuing each other should we go over in the middle of the Thames or worse still the middle of The Wash. It doesn’t look pretty but we can back in the boats from the water should we need to.
I have about 3 more sessions out on the water before we get going, one of which will be a test run with the boat fully loaded. I know Dave tried this at the weekend and found it to be ok, I weigh a bit more than Dave though and so I’m cautious that I might just sink, what a nightmare that’d be - anyway up Kate will be on standby with a camera and so some pictures will follow soon.
We have two routes in mind now, the ‘Plan A’ route which go’s out to the Wash and the ‘Plan B’ route which takes us up through Leicester along the Grand Union canal. Plan B is just in case the weather is bad and makes crossing The Wash too much of a risk. Before we leave I’ll post some accurate details of the routes and where we hope to get to each day so that you can follow our progress if you wish!
That’s about all for now!!
Adam
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