Walking errands

Kenny and co

Lunch Walk

Llanfoist Crossing New Year's Day parkrun with Gareth

Round the bottom of Skirrid Fawr

Sarah and I helped Paul with a Sea Kayak Award day for 5 Tynemouth paddlers.

In the morning they practiced towing and edging. Paul pointed out that pushing with the top foot helps lock in the edge - which I hadn't realised. Saw the couple statue for the first time as we paddled into Newbiggin for lunch.

At Newbiggin we had a wander up to the marine centre, had a chat with some locals and went to see the blue plaque commemorating Craig & Stu's Around Britain paddle.

After lunch we found some rocky inlets to practice rescues. I watched Kane & Stephen do toggle tow rescues whilst the others did a two-person swimmer / boat rescue. We were hoping to do self-rescues in the bay, but the shallow water and building wind created some choppy conditions not ideal for learning new skills. 

I had one failed attempted at a roll in the chop. We had a quick debrief in the pub across the road. Good effort from all the paddlers. They'll be signed off in no time.

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Walking errands

Kenny and co

Lunch Walk

Llanfoist Crossing New Year's Day parkrun with Gareth

Round the bottom of Skirrid Fawr

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