We’re off to Spain for a few days of visiting family (plus there are some mountains there we’ve been exploring in stages without maps, good fun). Then we’ll be in north Wales with friends over New Year, paddling and reflecting on a few things. Ted will be fed and cared for by a student of [...]
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Season’s Platitudes 1 comment
Cold Comfort Leave a comment
I haven’t been in my sea boat for some time, as the rivers of Dartmoor have been flowing rather well. However, a spell of dry weather kept me at home this weekend, with the plan being to get out on the sea and try to remember how a sea kayak works. Three of us met early today [...]
The Comfort of Friends 3 comments
‘This is the Comfort of Friends, that though they may be said to Die, yet their Friendship and Society are, in the best Sense, ever present, because Immortal.’ – William Penn, Fruits of Solitude. Chris Wheeler was a close friend and paddling buddy of mine. Despite his modesty, he was an expert paddler, among Britain’s [...]
