Gwilym's Adventure Blog

Well, it wasn't carnage really but just wanted the title to follow Tuesdays Kayak Chaos . Out with only 4 of my Level 3 Bridgwater and Taunton College Outdoor Students today. Starting further up the canal than normal, we paddle downwind towards Taunton, grabbed a quick lunch then battled the wind as a mega raft on the way back

Out on the canal with L3 Outdoor Education students from Bridgwater and Taunton College . Lots going on with practicing 2 star skills, leading their own sessions and general malarkey afloat. No swimmers (though a few close calls) which given the temperature today was a good thing

A great day down at The Minack Theatre today having a look round and discussing my future role there as their Technical Advisor for accessing the cliffs around the stage. Although very wet at the start of the day, it cleared up enough to have a poke around the crags and enjoy the views. I am looking forward to going back in the new year to work with the staff there in some hopefully drier weather.

Out on The Exe from Bolham to Bickleigh today working with Wellington School . They have a nice fleet of boats, keen staff and a active kayaking group and so it was time to take them onto White Water (for the first time for some of them). A great paddle though a little chilly at times and I am looking forward to working with the students again next weekend. Although a local farmer was trying to move the tree from the bridge, it was still there when we left as he had been unsuccessful in his attempts.

I seem to be living on the canal at the moment. A day of kayak skills in a mix of White Water and Sea boats with Bridgwater and Taunton College Outdoor Education students. Lovely blue sky day in the morning but a bitter wind in the afternoon just to add a bit of difficulty to our confined space maneuvering practice. PS. I have just discovered this is the 1500 post since I started my blog.

Another day afloat with Bridgwater and Taunton College  L3 Outdoor Education students on the Bridgwater Canal. Today was all about them leading kayak skills sessions whilst I observed and gave feedback in preparation for their assessed sessions coming up soon.

Back out on Dartmoor today for the second day of a Mountain Training Hills Skills course for Mount Kelly students. South of Princetown with some consolidation from yesterday, looking at emergency procedures and some different navigation techniques All in all a great weekend with some keen students and fair weather. Working for i2i Development Solutions Ltd