I got my CF cards of NSR pics back today. There are quite a few, the highlights generally being the party.
Building one of the monumnetal mounds of music.
Light… Cameras… Action!
DJ Dave spins the wheels of steel
More pics coming soon…
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Woah. I made a dissertation. Exams are on their way. Crikey, time has zipped by, and before we know it I’ll be in France and it will be time for the student boater X and SlopeJam! (www.studentboater.x.com)
We’ve had the first shortie cag sessions of year, some BBQ action and I’m slowly getting filled up with minging jabs for India. Back to the Grindstone, my poor nose!
Girls in the Fort, Tweed not pictured — Tom P gets to grips with the meat.
Look closely and you will see I am topless. Phwoar.
Stanley Embankment, perfectly calm evening, beautiful sunset, and just as the crowds got cold and bored the wave got to it’s best. Winner.
Pics - Kate Wilkinson (I think)
This weekend, apart from running some CST assesments, which are always fun, I paddled two of the “best class V hits in Wales” on the Afon Enion. And jolly good they were too, other than being very hungover and landing on my face of course…
The second drop of the Enion looms. It’s higher than it looks from the cliffs above! (Pic Lowri Davies)
I also had many a good time brought back to me last night when I had a play in a bright green Dagger Juice… Them was the days…
Ken Hughes
Today I was lucky enough to be invited along to a Gorge users seminar at Plas Y Brenin. The idea was to get the CCW, gorge walkers, the WCA and so forth together, pool some info, and try and make a start on a conservation plan. I was enthralled to hear a presentation on the flora of some of our local gorges, and it was great to get a load of info on the Prysor Gorge from the guys who know most about it. It was also good to hear that so far there is no significant damage being done to these sensitive areas. Testament perhaps to our respect for our landscape. Refreshing also to take a step away from the legal access aspects, and look at “How and Why” rather than “No canoeing”, and with some hard work from lots of dedicated groups, these gorges will remain in fine fettle for generations.
The land owner of the Llugwy, Conwy, Lledr came along, purely it seems to try and cause trouble in the afternoon, rabbiting on about how he paid for fishing rights, or some other out dated arguement. I hope you are reading this; Sir, you are out of touch, and would do well to learn a little more of what canoeists and other outdoors groups do before you shout yourself horse to a group of them. I notice that you didn’t bother with the morning session, or the session after your little outburst. Well done.
Cheers to Ash at the WCA for the invite, it was excellent.
Ooh, and exciting news, there is now a series of physical guages on the Aberglaslyn. Very simple to use, if its below the line, DON’T PADDLE IT!!!
Well, it’s been a while!! My Easter Holidays zoomed past and I’m back slogging through more uni work.
I kicked off the Holiday with Jules and Danny, celebrating hi sbirthday in fine style with a few Welsh rivers, including a little run gnarl fest, more of which later!
From there I headed to Manchester, dumped the car and headed to the Lakes. Lowri gave a couple of Four Borders Expedition talks, and there was no water. There were however cream teas, fudge, and pub dinners. Marvellous stuff.
That done, we headed up to a very dry Scotland for a few days paddling with Aber Uni Canoe Club, before a 5 star assement and the student safety camp. All of this went off with minimum fuss, and before I knew it we were back in Yorkshire, and Lowri was doing her level 3 coach, again cruised! One more talk in York, then back to Manchester to rouse Dave Fairweather for victory breakfast and home to Somerset.
A few days loafing about, some classic Saunton surf, and I’m back in North Wales in time for lectures, assignments, and a whole load of other stuff.
Pictures coming soon…. in the mean time…. http://www.digibug.com/tlphotography/
P.s. Still no rodeo pics! Sorry!