{"id":26302,"date":"2018-03-20T13:30:47","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T13:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/?p=26302"},"modified":"2018-03-20T13:32:32","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T13:32:32","slug":"paddling-20-miles-in-the-river-dyfi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/03\/paddling-20-miles-in-the-river-dyfi\/","title":{"rendered":"Paddling 20 miles in the River Dyfi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Phew, that was a bit more of a paddle than I was expecting! I was just going out for a nice easy paddle within no real plans in mind. Although, saying that I did take a banana and a drink with me when I usually take nothing &#8211;\u00a0 my sub-conscious obviously had more of an inkling of what I was up to than I did. I set off from the seafront on a cold but crisp morning. Temperatures were just below freezing but the sun was shining, the sky was blue and there was barely a puff of wind. 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Before long I was planning to go all the way to Glandyfi. I was gliding almost effortlessly over the calm waters as the world passed by.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-26302 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Into-Abderdyfi.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Into-Abderdyfi-200x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Into Aberdyfi\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-26305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Into-Abderdyfi-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Into-Abderdyfi-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Into-Abderdyfi.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-26305'>\n\t\t\t\tInto Aberdyfi\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Paddling-up-the-Dyfi.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Paddling-up-the-Dyfi-200x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Paddling up the Dyfi\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-26306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Paddling-up-the-Dyfi-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Paddling-up-the-Dyfi-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Paddling-up-the-Dyfi.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-26306'>\n\t\t\t\tPaddling up the Dyfi\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>An hour or so later I arrived at Glandyfi and decided to\u00a0continue on. 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I stopped briefly on the banks to stretch my back, eat my banana and have a drink and then headed off again. It was a little chilling here as the sun had gone and the wind was picking up a little. Next stop was at the more sheltered Picnic Island just before Aberdyfi. This time for another drink before heading off.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26309\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Picnic-Beach.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26309\" class=\"size-large wp-image-26309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Picnic-Beach-720x323.jpg\" alt=\"Picnic Island\" width=\"720\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Picnic-Beach-720x323.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Picnic-Beach-200x90.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Picnic-Beach.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picnic Island<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The tide was flowing stronger all the time so my speed was increasing a little again even though I was now tiring.<\/p>\n<p>I then paddle out from the estuary onto the seafront where the going got a little tougher again. The wind had picked up a little so there was now some chop and confused swell as I paddled my way back to my start point. 20 miles in total, the furthest\u00a0I&#8217;ve ever paddled. The average speed looks good too, but it was very much tide assisted.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/1462307783\/embed\/9c22823e4c2a6aa731713044f6b80115ddafe1c7\" width=\"590\" height=\"405\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phew, that was a bit more of a paddle than I was expecting! I was just going out for a nice easy paddle within no real plans in mind. 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