Why, when the first went so badly, did I go back for a second kayaking trip? Well, for some reason I decided that after capsizing six times in ten minutes during my only previous kayaking experience, it was time to take on my BCU 1 Star award. I know. It didn’t feel fortunate at the … More My second kayaking trip

My actual first kayaking trip was when I was a Guide. We went to Hamworthy School’s tiny swimming pool, which I imagine could probably only fit two or three kayaks at a time, and we learned to roll. Then I probably didn’t set foot in a kayak for nearly twenty years, until I went out … More My first kayaking trip