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 boy enjoyed his paddle up and down alongside the bank.
That is uncannily similar to my firt boat Mark
http://rollalot.blogspot.com/2007/03/not-impressed-with-kit-hope-things.html
I’m nw going to have to dig out a virtually identical shot of another ‘little boy’ sat in a homemade Snipe when his SI qualified dad took him along on one of the frequent weekend courses he ran from ‘Green Park’ in Buckinghamshire. River Wye/Symonds Yat seems to be the launch point for many a paddler!