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Norway Trip Part 3 – Sea Kayaking in the Fjords

Alan Cole — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 05:14:00 +0000

Our train trip across Norway took a bit of a detour here. Rather than continuing on the train from Voss to Myrdal we were missing a bit out and heading north a little to the village of Gudvangen at the end of the Nærøyfjord. Here we would meet up with a kayaking group tour that...

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A New River – The Upper Wye

Alan Cole — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 08:24:41 +0000

Sunday was the last of the Aber Kayakers winter ‘White-Water Development’ day trips. There was at least some water in the rivers this time but only a few of us were available to paddle. Ro, Callum, John and myself therefore met in Aberystwyth and headed out to a new river for me, the Upper Wye....

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Aber Kayakers – Carry on up the Dyfi

Alan Cole — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 15:32:59 +0000

Apparently there wasn’t any water in the rivers at the weekend. So, rather than cancel the planned whitewater development day with Aber kayakers I suggested a trip up the Dyfi Estuary instead. The weather was after all forecast to be glorious and the tides were perfect. Sunny Skies Sunday did indeed dawn still and sunny....

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A Day at Llandysul

Alan Cole — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 16:21:21 +0000

I’m not quite brave enough to use my new Insta360 X3 camera whilst white-water kayaking yet. It doesn’t feel quite as robust as my old GoPro, it’s new, it’s expensive and the lenses look quite vulnerable. The main reason is the fact that I spend far too much time upside down, swimming and generally doing...

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Kayaking The River Dee

Alan Cole — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 09:31:00 +0000

Before the offer to paddle the Ystwyth with Joe and Imi on Friday, I’d put my name down to help out in North Wales. Chris Brain, an instructor was assessing someone for a kayak leader qualification and needed some guinea pigs to be ‘led’. I seemed to fit the bill. I’m a relative newbie that...

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Paddling on the Ystwyth

Alan Cole — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 08:22:28 +0000

Thanks to a busy week at work last week, I’d done all of my hours and more by Thursday evening, so had Friday to myself. Joe from the kayak club has posted to say he wanted to paddle the Ystwyth and asked if anyone wanted to join him. Imogen had said she’d go with him...

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Aber Kayakers Lake District Trip

Alan Cole — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 16:16:30 +0000

Having now kayaked on 3 different rivers in my life (the Dee at Mile End Mill, the lower Tryweryn and the Teifi at Llandysul) I was beginning to feel like an actual kayaker. Time therefore to join the Aber Kayakers on a trip to the Lake District to paddle 4 more rivers. Doing so would...

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Aber kayakers at Llandysul

Alan Cole — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 08:57:21 +0000

I was supposed to spend the weekend kayaking with Aber Kayakers at Llandysul. I don’t think there were enough people signed up for the weekend, so it became a day trip on Sunday. That suited me as it’s only a short drive anyway and I could not only do other things on Saturday, but I...

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Paddling the Mawddach

Alan Cole — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 08:54:49 +0000

With the heat wave continuing Pete from Aber-kayakers had organised a little paddle on the Mawddach Estuary. It was going to be a relaxed affair and just a chance to paddle somewhere different for a change. The plan was to meet at Penmaenpool for high tide at around 11am and then paddle downstream with the...

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Aber Kayakers Bala Trip

Alan Cole — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 08:36:19 +0000

What a weekend to pick for a paddling trip to North Wales. Wall to wall sunshine, temperatures in the mid to high 20’s and a good group of people to share it with. Camping at it’s finest! I’d had a chest infection for a couple of weeks so had been coughing like mad. I had...

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