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Back from a really enthusiastic and rousing evening in Kendal, Cumbria, showing my Scottish Canoe Classics programme. A super venue at the Brewery Arts Centre, organised by entrepreneur Robin , and with a few Irish slides at the end to whet appetities.
An audience of 127, which makes the journey worthwhile, and a repeat somewhat […]
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Hooray! The summer has ben one of large misty loughs, visits to the western loughs in Galway, most by Tony.
September brought a visit over to the Liffey descent, my role this year being photgraphy, as I was certainly not fit enough to kneel in a boat for over 17 miles. The whole eventwas amazing, over 1,200 paddlers, […]
We succeeded in paddling Lough Gowna, the upper R. Erne, and Lough Oughter between May 1st and 3rd, a great trip, and in good weather. The rain came at night,which was fine. The only slight shock was that, after I arrived in the area on the Thursday, and went to look at both parking places, […]
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I did write quite a lot a week ago, and it disappeared into the ether, although the photos posted did survive. Well, it’s quite a long time since I added anything new, but the book is progressing!
My sore knee was really sore by the time I got to the end of July (more soon […]
My, time flies – it is now May, I have been over to N. Ireland, and I have not yet finished writing up the April trip!
I travelled up the Blackwater valley on March 31st – lovely river and scenery, and met two Gardai, who warned me that camping on the river would be challenged, and […]
I have had many contacts from paddlers in response to my blog on the trip on the Cork Blackwater. Some were Irish, unsure of the actual access situation in Ireland, some from England, or further afield, wishing to establish the real situation before travelling to Ireland on holiday (and spending their hard-earned money!)
For everyone’s information, […]
Well, we’re back, we’ve been to Ireland, paddled the Cork Blackwater (and a lot more) and survived it!
It’s interesting that in 17 days in Ireland (north and south), travelling 2,000 miles, and having been in 26 counties out of the 32, we saw no open canoes on cars, and only 2 vehicles with sea kayaks […]
On March 30th, after a restful night spent in Tramore, on the coast near Waterford, we headed north to the River Nore. Rather like the Suir, the upper reaches were shallow with many small weirs, and we settled on Bennettsbridge to start, not Kilkenny. Thomastown, on the way up the valley, had provided a good […]
I had met Tony Monaghan, who was to become my co-author, in Kerry, and he came over to Wales for the Open Canoe Symposium last October, held on Lake Bala. The U.K. has a meet every year, shared around between England, Wales and Scotland, and entirely run by volunteers. Wales was eventful – abused by […]
Hi folks,
This is the first post for ‘Irish Canoe Classics’, having made my first trip over to Ireland paddling for many years during the last week, so events are fresh in my mind.
The idea for this came from new Irish friends at the Canoe Symposium held in May last year at Cappanalea, Co. Kerry, very […]