Category Archives: Canoeing
Unprepared
As exams loom closer and closer, I’m getting more and more aware of the fact that I’ll have less time to do fun things in the build up to them. This is why I decided to make the most of not having to feel too guilty about having fun and went out last night. I …
I Know, I Know…
I know, I know, I’ve been absolutely rubbish at posting regularly recently, but things have just been getting in the way! Heather and Tiny Tin Bird came to stay for just over a week and went home on Thursday, so lots of that time was taken up by showing him the garden, taking him for …
This Easter
This Easter was the Devizes to Westminster canoe race – 125 miles, non-stop from Devizes in Wiltshire to Westminster bridge, taking about 24 hours. This Easter I spent about 16 hours supporting two paddlers from my canoe club who were competing in this race (in the same boat). Overnight. It was freezing! Our job was …
Waterside D
After celebrating the end of term with my uni friends, I set my alarm for 6:45am yesterday to be picked up and taken to help out at a canoe race. A few people from my canoe club are taking part in the Devizes to Westminster (DW) canoe race this year, (here‘s a post I wrote about …
Just A Catch Up
So, Christmas is officially over. The decorations are all packed up, the tree ready to be taken away and I’m back at uni. It’s always a strange thing coming home from uni or going back after a holiday. It’s like I’ve got two completely separate lives and I’m switching between them. Both have good things …
Biting the Bullet
This morning I did something that I’ve wanted to do for a very long time but just never got around to doing. I went to the canoe club in town. Before I went to uni, I always said that I would join straight away so I didn’t lose my fitness but then when I got …
A Hectic Sunday
Throughout the year, canoe clubs take it in turns to host canoe races, and yesterday was my club’s turn. I thought I’d better make an appearance for it considering I’m only one train stop away, and I’m so glad I did because I had a really good time! A few weeks ago, I’d arranged to …
A Bit Of Bad Weather
Hello everyone, sorry I’ve been away for so long – I’ve been a very busy bee! From Friday last week until Monday evening, I was working at a small folky festival in Towersey in the vegetarian burger van (actually, I was working in a huge marquee this time which was effectively a giant wind tunnel …
Fairport
Once every year, the small village where the canoe club is gets transformed from a quiet, idyllic community into a loud, hippy-infested venue for the Fairport Convention. This is a three day festival celebrating all kinds of folksy music which people from all over the world come to see (albeit people living 20 minutes away have never …
Olympic Canoe Sprint
Yesterday, Rachel, Patch, my dad and I went to watch the Olympic canoe sprints which meant waking up to an alarm at 4:20 in the morning. After an hour and a half in the car, we arrived at the park and ride and were swiftly guided on to a waiting bus. The organisers were obviously …
