Seaing the Sea by John Hegley knee deep in the ocean something in the ever-steady knee-cap lapping motion of the ocean moves me to emotion something infinitely playful something totally and finally benign in the briny makes these four eyes of mine wet with weep as if there wasn’t enough salt water already) The photos [...]
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Processes Leave a comment
North by North West 10 comments
Below is an article that I wrote about my 2008 summer jaunt. It was earlier published in Canoe Kayak UK magazine. I hope that it’s an enjoyable read … North by North West Last summer, I paddled from Cumbria in England to Scotland’s north-east extremity, John O’Groats. This journey was nearly 600 miles long (557 actually, [...]
Origins 2 comments
This little boy is paddling on the River Wye at Symond’s Yat East, perhaps over 30 years ago. It’s his first ever time in a canoe. The canoe belongs to his dad, who later in the holiday will terrify the entire family by making a reckless impromptu descent of the rapids located just downstream. The little [...]
Catalogue 3 comments
A few of my photos (which didn’t make the grade for the book!) have been used in P&H Kayaks’new catalogue. Above is North Cleave Gut, a rather splendid chasm on the Exmoor coast of north Devon. The second photo used shows Heather entering the rather wonderful fishing village of Polperro in south Cornwall. The third [...]
Summer Memories Leave a comment
A guest blog post from Mrs R … Sea-kayaking a bit further south-west, and creating a sea kayaker! This summer, Alice needed a cheap holiday somewhere nice. I had a spare week in my summer schedule and suggested a trip to Brittany as an option. Lisa was able to come too. A sea kayaking trip [...]
