A little something for the Weekend…. If this does not work… Search Bad Piper- Thunderstruck on You Tube ► 5:05► 5:05 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO1bGlyHDNU Otherwise entitled “Greetings from Scotland with a heavy Australian Influence”
Archive for June 2013
The Scots Head South— Cheshire here we come
June 28, 2013Final Preps for Cheshire Ring 2013
June 27, 2013Tom has managed to get roof bars for his Citreon Relay. In addition he has purchased step ladders so we can get boats on and off his high sided vehicle. Tom’s generosity of spirit in this regard knows no bounds- and we are all very grateful. The Silver Fox has had to replace a rear […]
The Elvis Diet…. Attack at first light…. Destroyed by a Maid
June 26, 2013It is not even 8:30am and a very self righteous Beaujolais is feeling pretty Olympic this morning, having already Paddled, Completed Body Weight Circuit and Swim. But the really good news is that having finally chucked the healthy diet yesterday morning, and yesterday Breakfasted on bacon and eggs, lunched on two 1/2 pound beef burgers […]
The battle with self confidence in a K1 continues
June 25, 2013Have forced myself to paddle almost everyday over the last couple of weeks. Additionally made myself paddle the ultra light Marsport Eta instead of my more stable and less twitchy heavy old Macros. This has really taken me out of any comfort zone. I have managed to stay dry so far, although there have been […]
The Cheshire Ring… The fellowship of the mug
June 23, 201396 miles of paddling with 92 Locks and 5 Tunnels to be portaged. And all for a simple Yellow Mug- its a bit of a quest for the Holy Grail… But even more pointless as you finish at the point you started at…. Yet why am I looking forward to this event so much? Firstly […]
Cheshire Ring starts to close in
June 21, 2013So this time next week I expect to be checking in at some Manchester Hotel, hopefully with the car parked safely- or rather the 3 K1’s on the roof are left unmolested. Then I anticipate a leisurely dinner before a good nights sleep- probably with the Silver Fox. Life cannot get any better surely! So […]
Tenacious D drags Beaujolais over hill and through glen
June 20, 2013The battle to lose weight- and try and get under 15 stone for next Easter and DW2014 continues. An ally in training and foe in competition is Tenacious D. Tenacious D who skirted with the idea of getting into paddling is an accomplished sailer whose personal mid life crisis has seen him moving into triathlon […]
GB creates his own Ring
June 19, 2013Sadly for the Buccaneers the mighty GB pulled out of this years Cheshire Ring team, leaving us a paddler short…but we won’t bear a grudge..for long…. However GB, who is not a complete shirker, has created his own 24 Hour Event, up here in Bonnie Scotland. He and fellow intrepid paddlers from their embryonic club- […]
Progress and heartbreak
June 17, 2013Starting to feel more confident in the K1. I have now progressed to the ultra light Marsport Eta. This is good news with the Cheshire Ring drawing ever closer, ie in two weekends time, with my share of paddling equating to 32 miles with 32 portages. This also bodes well for DW 2014 and the […]
Cheshire Ring- The Paper Work
June 11, 2013Received a gentle reminder by email last night, reminding me The Cheshire Ring 2013 entry has to be in by Friday. So spent morning poring over maps, notes on past races and downloading entry forms- then filling in the detail. So we have a 3x K1 Buccaneer Racing Team Entry now winging its way courtesy […]
Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race 