Tag: adventure

More people, more paddling, more often.

Sheep Wrangling and Sore Knees on the Spey

“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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The Circumnavigation Of The Isle Of Anglesey

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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Where on earth is Inverpolly?

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 less explored Glen Garry

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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Mr Loco, the unknown adventurer.

In this digital age, in an age where influencers haunt the corridors of social media. In a place where you can never be sure if adventure is fact or staged. Outside all this, outside the social media bubble, a few kayakers and adventure seekers live a life of adventure. They do not shout about it,…
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Bliadhn’ Ùr Mhath, Happy New Year!

2019 was a big year for PaddleMore with lots of background work bringing us to finally going live in October, but it’s not the end of the secret projects, so keep watching as we roll into the new year.  2020 is shaping up to be an excellent year for us. You’ll no doubt have read…
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Adventure doesn’t always mean extreme!

Our very first blog post! We’re really excited to start sharing stories and thoughts from members of the paddling community. Stories are so often cut short, limited to 140 characters nowadays, or briefly discussed at the pub after a long day on the water. We think stories are there to be shared far and wide.…
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