Back at work today, oh joy. We did at least do some enjoyable things over the hols, but not involving paddles or kayaks. On a Christmas Day MTB ride with Heather, I managed to land upside-down on my shoulder from a significant height. Something audibly went ‘crack’, but I haven’t been brave enough to get it X-Rayed; hopefully if I ignore the problem, it will simply go away. Doesn’t sound promising for paddling in the near future, though. Anyway, there was no paddling to be done in Wales - all rivers were effectively frozen solid and so we went hillwalking with various friends instead.
Anyway, relevant news.
Firstly, the Feb issue of Canoe Kayak UK magazine (out tomorrow) features an article and photos by Yours Truly on the subject of Orkney. Please buy a copy, otherwise they will stop employing me and hence our cat will go unfed – can you live with that on your conscience?
Secondly, and this is the important one, the New Year’s Resolution - Heather and I are on a drive this year to make decent progress with the writing of Savage Shores. We put back the finish date by a year for various reasons, but now we are both fully focused on this genuinely exciting project. More updates to follow.
Was your return to work as much of a ‘zero to 100mph in 2 seconds flat’ as I found it??
Great walking pics – lovely snowy conditions. I had a quick sprint down to Lulworth area – no paddling as conditions were not great but got the chance to drop in on the folks at Bournemouth Canoes en route and met up with Simon Willis for a pleasant pint or two in a cosy pub so all was not lost.
All the best to you and Heather with Savage Shores.
Yes, one feature of our job is that everyone seems to want to claim a piece of you …
Still hope that you can make it over here for a paddle some time soon, this Saturday is a possibility?
Mark R
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