More people, more paddling, more often.
Disclaimer: This post is late because we’ve been out boating. We’re stoked that we’re able to get out on the water and really keen to see as many people enjoying the rivers, lakes and lochs safely now that government guidelines are allowing us to get back to paddling. Providers across the UK are starting to…
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Often I get asked the question, ‘Where’s your favourite place to paddle?’ Commonly I respond with ‘Scotland’ or ‘Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park’ because it’s true. Both the Park and Scotland have, in my opinion, some of the best paddling, which is why despite having had the opportunities to paddle around the world…
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“It was shaping up to be a good couple of days. The weather was looking warm and dry and the levels on the River Spey were looking good after a wet winter and a couple of days of rain. The plan was to load up and drive north to Loch Insh, run the shuttle and…
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For the last few days I had watched as they readied their yachts. It was time again for the round Anglesey yacht race, where yachts raced around the Isle of Anglesey in a day. I sat in the sun watching and chatting to the crews stowing their bags on board. They were telling of past…
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I was making plans for my time off in August, when Moose rang me out of the blue to tell me there was one space left on a canoe trip he was leading for Beyond Adventure in the north-west highlands, a seven day trip. “Sweet, perfect, count me in,” I say, with no knowledge of…
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The Tana river is the longest river in Kenya. Starting from the Aberdare mountain region and flowing all the way to Malindi where it enters the Indian Ocean. Near the town of Sagana, an adventure company, Savage Wilderness, makes the most of a 8km section of the river for Rafting, Kayaking, SUP and other water…
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I stood, blowing life into my hands, untying the boat off the roof had drawn what little heat they had retained from the journey here. What was wrong with me to be up so bloody early on such a cold day? The summer would probably have been the time for this trip, but summer had…
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24 kilometres never really sounds like it’s that big a day when you’re sat with a brew in your hand looking at the map in a nice warm room, but the reality often is very different. We set off at lunch time the day before our departure, with the plan to camp next to the…
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More commonly known as Wallaby island, Inchconnachan is situated amongst the larger islands in the middle of Loch Lomond. Having visited last year, I was keen to go back and explore some more. And of course, see the wallabies again. The wallabies were first brought to Inchconnachan in the 1940’s after the second World War, by…
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How do we introduce someone who has done so much? Debs is the former world champion, twice, has penned several books on paddling, is an extremely accomplished photographer and is currently completing her PhD. Beyond all of this, Debs is endlessly inquisitive and has paddled all around the globe, bringing back countless tales of triumph…
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