GB does a Robert the Bruce with a K1

Our largest Buccaneer, GB, as has been reported has ordered a K1 along with Cortisone. This is the same “I will never do the Devizes Westminster GB”. The GB who took on the 55 mile Glasgow to Edinburgh Canoe Marathon in a Sea Kayak. I wonder at what point on that particular race did the […]

The Cockleshell Heroes

Many thanks for the proactive encouragement on the last blog, especially Dirty D with her discretion is the better part of valour approach to the Tay Descent, i.e. book your holiday on that date and leave the country. Blair’s comment is perhaps the most pertinent in that it would be very frustrating not to go […]

The Tay Descent

Indecision is contagious. After ridiculing Cortisone over the length of time it took him to finally make a decision and order a K1 so that he can turn his para kayaking dreams into fruition…I now find myself to be in a indecisive frame of mind. A few months ago, during the summer, The Tay Descent […]

Moving swiftly on

Seen in the cold light of day, yesterdays blog was perhaps a little unwise. It is not a good idea to provoke the up and coming opposition…. I managed to get out for a paddle this morning, although only paddling at light pressure for 30 minutes, I felt very tired afterwards. I am very aware […]

Tight Fisted Cortisone, relaxes his grip on the purse

A victory for the Blog. Yesterday, intelligence (if you can call it that) was received from Cortisone, stating that he has finally ordered his new K1. This must also be great news for GB who has been waiting for Cortisone to make his mind up as for ease of delivery etc they are ordering the […]

Still in bed

A beautiful day on the West Coast of Scotland this morning, and I am still confined to bed.most frustrating. I tried my favoured kill or cure treatment last night, a spicy chilli, ginger and garlic lamb curry, but it appears to have made no difference at all. Yesterday I put together a most wanted list, […]

Feeling Rough

The exertions of the last weekend (specifically trying to keep Cortisone on the straight and narrow on Saturday) have taken their toil, and I have been feeling unwell all week. Things have culminated today, with me taking to my bed…much to Sophie’s disgust, she could play the Nurse in “One Flew Over a Cuckoos Nest” […]

A Weekend of Paddling Frolics

After much procrastination on the training front and a reclamation of my former days as a Trencherman of some note, this weekend was surprisingly busy on the paddling front..certainly more so than planned. On Saturday Jack and I met up with Cortisone, GB and Angus (Young GB). Jack in the Bako C max K1, GB […]

Stagnation

The training currently is going nowhere. I was hoping to get some paddling in this week, but high winds meant paddling would have been problematic. The winds have caused some damage to rudder of the Marsport Condor K2 when it broke off its tethers and took flight across the garden. Trying to arrange a training […]

Treat her like a Lady.

Firstly apologies for the gap in blog entries. We have had a pretty rough ride on the family front over the last 2 weeks, firstly with Sophie’s fathers funeral and secondly we returned to find my father (DW1977) back in the Critical Care Unit of the local hospital. So the weekend that’s just been is […]