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Another fantastic day - and enough time to squeeze in a leisurely paddle up the river and back before sunset. A bit shallow under the Amy Searle bridge in the village (had to get out), but whose to complain when you've got glass-like water, fish jumping, birds chirping, horses grazing amidst clear blue skies, green riverbanks and majestic mountains in the distance?
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Fortunately, the forecast strong winds (with gusts to 13-18 knots or about 25-33 kms/hr) never materialized while we were out - in fact, it was a pretty easy paddle with nice placid water, and well-timed to coincide with the change in tide for the paddle back towards the mouth (a handy tip to keep in mind if you're concerned about battling the normally strong prevailing wind on the return leg - you might as well use that tide to your advantage if you can!
Click on the image below for the full workout details on SportsTracker.com A bit of a stiff breeze with gusts up to about 14 knots (~25 km/hr), but nothing serious - besides, it's always fun to get out on the kayaks, no matter what the conditions. Click on the map below to see the workout details on Sports-Tracker. It was a lovely, calm, warm morning after the rains the last 2 days. Perfect for a paddle in the double kayak at the change from high tide to low, but made a bit tougher when going upstream towards the village due to the the release of water from the Wolwedans dam so we just looped around The Island a couple of times, admiring the cormorants and dassies (on the rocks beneath Hersham) while trying to avoid getting hit by the jumping fish (one nearly knocked my sunglasses off this time...)
Click on the image below for the workout view in Sports-Tracker (a new window will open) When the water is high (meaning water has recently released from the Wolwedans dam), you can even carry on another several hundred meters past the first weir to a second weir near the pump station... Click on either image for more info on the route or photos. |
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