Gwilym's Adventure Blog

Today I was on the Exe at Tiverton working for Wet and High Adventures with one client, Jamie. This was an introduction to White Water Kayaking looking at using his previous flat water techniques and applying them in the moving water environment. The river was up a little from my last trip but still nice and clear. Please Rain!!

We managed to find enough water to float down the Exe from Bolham today. We really need rain but this section of the river is doable even when low. One really nice side effect of teh lack of rain is how clear the water is at the moment. Quite cold though.

A warm and dry (for me) day on the canal today with my Level 3 Outdoor Ed students. Normally we have to negotiate the swans on the slipway but there was a new wildlife hazard today. A couple of rats! A trip down to the docks and back with the return journey virtually blinded in the low sun. Is it really mid December?

Today I drove to Dartmoor with the intention of paddling something with water in. Originally we were hoping for the Tavy but that was very low so we headed for The Dart Loop instead. This was also low and getting lower so Hannah, Hannah, Mike, Olly and I had a quick blast before lunch at The Salmon Leap cafe

Today Hannah and I went for lunch at The Anchor Inn at Exbridge. Of course, we parked in Dulverton and paddled there. We were going to launch from Tarr Steps but due to the blizzard we drove through and the amount of snow around and having had previous issues with conditions on the access road to Tarr Farm we decided Dulverton to Exbridge was the better choice. The water was pretty cold today (not that we swam) so winter is coming.

Today the lack of water in Devon rivers forced Ben (Orange boat), Todd (Green Boat) and I (Blue Boat) to drive to CIWW for some boating action. It was better than expected (cos I had very low expectations, I thought it would be very crowded and we would be fighting to get on a wave) and none of us got run over by a raft or had a swim. Had 2 rolls though when I got caught out. We joined it a 4 cumecs and stayed through 6 and onto 8 which was good fun.