Someone mailed me yesterday and asked me about the logistics of paddling to Red Sands Fort, out in the Thames Estuary. To my shame, I can’t find the email and have no idea what I did with it. If you’re reading, any chance you could contact me again, please?
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Red Sands Fort redux 2 comments
Mobile Phone clear-out Leave a comment
It’s a beautiful sunny weekend, but I’m sprawled on the sofa under a blanket, trying to shake off a nasty bout of man flu. Mrs R is upstairs in bed trying to sleep off whatever the female version is called (whatever it is, it surely can’t be as bad). What a pair. This is pretty [...]
London Kayakathon 2011
This event took place on Sunday 17th April this year, and we were there! I usually shy away from organised kayaking events; anything that involves ‘rules’, let alone wearing a bib, really isn’t my thing. However, this was a fantastic experience that Heather and I enjoyed no end, for various reasons; Superb organisation – nearly [...]
Easter Tour Leave a comment
Just returned from a splendid two weeks of sea paddling that has been diverse, to put it mildly. First we visited Pembrokeshire in west Wales. Then, we headed to London and the Thames estuary. After a quick call in back home, we had planned to head up to NE England or maybe Anglesey in north [...]
And now for something completely different… Leave a comment
Last night, I found myself east of London, down in the south-east for the London Kayakathon. I took the opportunity to visit Red Sands Forts, nine miles offshore in the Thames estuary. I was joined by Jen, who was dauntingly fit and fast as she’s doing the 126 mile Devizes to Westminster Race next week. [...]
West of Wales 1 comment
Just returned from a productive few days based at St David’s in Pembrokeshire. When the weather was dodgy, we worked. When the weather was good, we paddled… The photo above shows us a few miles out from St David’s Head, the westernmost point of the Welsh mainland, just after dawn. Pictured below is South Bishop [...]
RNLI Thames Leave a comment
I was nowhere near the coast, this last weekend. However, I did find myself wandering over salt water, past Britain’s busiest lifeboat station. It’s years since I paddled these waters; looking forward to paddling them again in a few weeks.
London Kayakathon 2011 Leave a comment
The picture above shows Chris Wheeler paddling in Pembrokeshire. Good times and treasured memories. Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team Ashburton are a volunteer Mountain Rescue team, part of the Dartmoor Rescue Group. On the night of 21st November 2009, the DartmoorSearch and Rescue Team Ashburton were called out to the River Dart valley, after the [...]
