Seaquest

I completed this canoe event last weekend.

It takes place on the tidal stretch of the River Wyre, out of Fleetwood, which drains into Morecambe Bay.


The event raises money for charity and is organised by the Outdoor Adventure Group, itself a charity working with young people living in the Blackpool and Wyre areas. While many associate these areas with seaside holidays, like many UK resorts, their heyday has passed and deprivation exists in large part.

Even better. I got this certificate,


and a stick of rock!

Loup Scar, bete noire

Out kayaking on the Wharfe in the big water we had at the weekend. I exited my boat again at Loup Scar. Having missed my line into the eddy on river-right, I ran into a large standing wave which pushed me backwards and sideways and defeated my second support stroke.

Woodhouse rapids were all but washed out and this time I portaged the upper part of Appletreewick Falls and enjoyed a chunky descent of the lower falls.

Fantastic, invigorating fun though and something to work on for the future.