It’s not shades… It is just grey!

The weather this winter has been crap. Cold, damp and very grey- no blue skies, no sun, the only variety during outings being created by the wind ie direction, strength and wind chill effect. Paddling has become a bit of a bore. Loch Lomond has become about as exciting as a graveyard this winter. You […]

Support Your Support Party

I had really good laugh yesterday reading Antony Murr’s “Dear Wife Blog”. It’s a corker. Having met the lovely Di who by his own admission is his better half- I know he is one very lucky chap. Not only is she a great artist, baker etc etc, she makes one hell of a support party […]

Meeting with Double Trouble

A rather sporty looking brand new white car zips into the car park, followed shortly after by an identical sporty looking white car- exactly the same model as the previous. The only difference being the number plates and the fact that the first car has a roof rack and v bars containing a purple Condor. […]

Not exactly a Bed of Roses

It’s been pretty lumpy on Loch Lomond- which is not great if you are looking for a relaxing paddle, but is good preparation for a troublesome Tideway. I am as ever praying for a smooth Tideway. No wind would be ideal. With the 4 day event it looks as if we will be boating close […]

50 days to go.

Tinkered with my seat last night prior to boating. Added some foam. Proved to be a step backwards in terms of stability and even comfort. So foam removed and it’s a bare platform seat for me in the back of the boat. Morgan’s seat has been upholstered- that worked for him- which is good as […]

Mind over matter… Because at the end of the day your body doesn’t matter…

The last three years have been a physical paddling nightmare. There was a time I enjoyed the relaxation both physical and mental of getting out on the water and just paddling. At the end of a session the mind felt cleansed of all the day to day crap life throws at you and the body […]

Signs of improvement

The focus on the technical points as presented by Cortisone and The Silver Fox appear to be paying dividends. The boat is beginning to move. 15 km this evening. The boats cruising pace is improving. The aims in the boat are simple: Start gently, focus on good personal paddling technique, get our timing together, find […]

With hands held high

Sundays paddle was not our normal discreet under the radar affair. Firstly The Silver Fox had popped over to join us on the water, and secondly shortly after completing the first 7km lap- we spied Cortisones car sitting close to Duck Bay. Shortly afterwards Beaujolais found himself in McDonald’s at Balloch. Any chance of enjoying […]

Settling into a training routine… Finally… But has Cortisone had enough!

The last week has been good. We have strung some decent 60-90 minute paddling sessions together and even completed our version of Waterside A on Friday evening. Ours took place on Loch Lomond, in the dark paddling 22km with 18 portages. Essentially completing a loop out from Duncan Mills pontoon. Portaging the same point but […]

Cheques away… Chocs away….

£185.00 sent away. Beaujolais’s mind is now totally focused on DW 2015. After Cortisones cruel words regarding his weight- Beaujolais now has to target a weight loss of 22 pounds over the next 8 weeks. So far the signs are good. Since Sunday he has managed to shed 5 pounds. He casually mentioned this fact […]