First of all thanks must go to Richard for doing the organisation of the weekend.
It was a great weekend, the weather was fine and the paddling was a real pleasure. The North Tyne valley was looking fantastic. No one took what could really be called a swim although there was a lot of discussion over me getting water in my open canoe and Scott seeming to prefer to take a closer look at the river bed on one occassion.
The standard of paddling was grade 2/3 throughout with a couple of optional grade 4 sections for those who wanted it. Wardens gorge was dealt with without incident, although having seen some photos elsewhere on the web, I think I missed the biggest waves, don't know what line the others took as I had other things to think about at the time.
Although the campsite was noisy untill about 3 am on the friday night I still enjoyed being on the site. During the night there were groups standing around pools of light drinking and chatting and it was a nice atmosphere.
I will try and post some photos but I seem to be struggling with that at the minute. In short - a great weekend, will definitely go next year (with better ear plugs) and would reccomend it to others.
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Hi Ron, At the bottom section of Warden's Gorge you went down the middle to right , whereas the kayaks came down the left route. Higher up you went down river left, whereas the kayaks (except Tom and myself) went down the river right.
For those who are wondering why - big and bouncy can be a nightmare for open canoes as once they start to swamp with water you may as well just jump into the river, cos that is where you are going to end up!!
Hi Ron,
The photo problem is that your file sizes are so big - because the pictures are such good quality. Did your camera come with software that lets you save them as different qualities? Do you use PC or Mac? Do you have any photo editing software? If so, what do you use? I will try and give you some help if you tell me what you have! If you have no photo editing software, I will try and source a free download for you to try... apologies for geeky comments on kayaking website!! Alternatively, you could put a disc in the post to me, and I will reduce size and post on the blog for you (and on the website!) Kx
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