There wasn’t much interest in this trip – only 5 of us (Ros, Dave, Ant, Andy and myself). All the others missed a good day.
The levels were low – but the sun was out and it was warm. The first mile was a bump and scrape, but things livened up and we found plenty of [...]
The Autumn of 2005 proved one of the best seasons for ages. I was on Dartmoor almost every Sunday for 3 months – it was shocking to find that, at this time of year, I visit Dartmoor far more often than Fordingbridge or Ringwood and I dread to think what it has cost me in [...]
Andy and I joined Dave, Cheryl and Ron for an entertaining run down the East Lyn in December
The Walkham, feeding into the Tavy (below Tavistock) had been on my ‘hit list’ for a few seasons – but somehow I had never quite managed to get it together – a grade 3 paddle from Bedford Bridge (Walkham) to Denham Bridge on the Tavy. There’s something I really enjoy about a mellow paddle on [...]
Easter 2002, I plugged into Chas’s Scotland week
Travelling up to Fort William on the Saturday I joined the party in a pub in town – a motley crew of 6 of various shapes, sizes and ages – but all with a desire to throw themselves down gnarly drops and falls. There was Chas Couchman, Tim [...]
