Commonwealth Games Glasgow Legacy = £3.05

Almost as soon as I started working in the east end of Glasgow the Tollcross Swimming pool was closed for refurbishments in preparation for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The games have come an gone, and finally the pool has finally reopened to the public. For the princely sum of £3.05 I spent the best part […]

Tay Descent 2014

Another year, another Tay Descent! A cracking weekend in Perth, via Dunkeld, Campsie Lynn and various other pieces of deeply disturbed water. Camped at Noah’s Ark campsite in Perth instead of our normal venue- the SCA campsite at Grandtully. Noah’s Ark proved extremely welcoming and comfortable but I think next year we will be back […]

It’s All Going Swimmingly

There are two types of swimming a Buccaneer can indulge in over the winter months a) I appear to have parted company with my kayak or b) thrashing about at the local leisure centre…. whilst dirty d has a complete avoidance policy for a), being piscean she’s actually rather fond of b) But it’s been […]

Sometimes It’s All About the Journey

I’m not sure where; but someone once googled Devizes to Westminster and the answer came back as 1hr and 59mins on the associated motorways and a-roads… Not really the same as paddling there in one, non-stop effort… You can spend 7 days trekking 82kms at high altitude through Andean and Amazonian Peru to arrive at […]

Missing in action

Work….. Sometimes it can get in the way. It’s been a hectic few weeks. When I last blogged Charlotte and I, along with Angus and GB (The Buccaneers TNG) were preparing for the Glasgow to Edinburgh 55 mile canoe marathon as a 2x k2 relay team. Dirty D (before she absconded to Peru on a […]

And the skies… They cry…

Absolutely pishing down in Helensnburgh- a small sleepy seaside town situated approximately 25 miles west of Spiers Wharf at Port Dundas. Spiers Wharf the start line of the Glasgow to Edinburgh 55 mile canoe marathon. Which incidentally starts today. Charlotte is in good form, despite the weather. She had her hair done yesterday and is […]

Gut Busting

Absolutely goosed this morning. As usual the alarm went off at 5:15. As usual I turned it off. As usual it went off again at 5:30. This time I got up and staggered through the house in the general direction of the bathroom, in the process tripping over various items of childrens clothing/ personal belongings- […]