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Kayaking on Jökulsárlón

August 29, 2024

I spent nine or so days driving around Iceland’s Ring Road last summer. I’ve spent a lot of time in Iceland and covered most of it but I’ve never done a circuit of the Ring Road before. I didn’t plan to do it that time either. I planned to drive up to Akureyri and the … More Kayaking on Jökulsárlón

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Sea kayaking off Dubrovnik

June 6, 2024

This one has sat in the blog schedule since March but it was only two weeks ago that I got confirmation it was even going to happen. I’d finally decided to just go to Croatia, found myself heading for Dubrovnik and discovered it’s a bit of a haven for sea kayaking. There was a company … More Sea kayaking off Dubrovnik

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    It’s been a slow start to the boathouse 2026 summer season - the first two boat club sessions were cancelled but we managed the third and slotted in an extra one over half term. If the weather is cooperative, we’ve got our first unit sessions this week: my own Rangers and their sister Guides and the Guide unit I was in/sister to until four years ago and I might even get to boat club too. I haven’t even had the time to go down to the beach and kayak on my own as practice or for the sheer joy of it yet! First paddle of 2026 complete and not a moment too soon - we’re back at boat club this week and I haven’t been out on the water since September! (Technically boat club started last week but I was running a few activities at Brownies that night so I wouldn’t be there anyway and then the wind wasn’t cooperative so it got cancelled). *blows the dust off Instagram* I’ve only managed three or four selfies out on the water at the boathouse this summer - of the nine sessions I got to, one was at the pool, two were shore nights and we swapped two lots of kayaking for rafting, which only leaves four kayaking evenings and you do have to squeeze selfies around actually being a helper. But I want the occasional bit of photographic evidence I’ve been out on the water with Girlguiding, giving girls adventurous opportunities they wouldn’t otherwise have! #shepaddles #girlguidingpaddles #kayaking #haveadventures Please, picture me in the reeds… taking shelter for a few minutes from an appallingly hot sun! #shepaddles #gopaddling #canoeing It’s the end of term and end of the boat club season for this year, so we presented the girls with their badges - our very own boathouse badge and the Guides Water adventure badge. They used to earn the Outdoor Pursuits interest badge, discontinued around 2018 but we’ve finally run out of stock of those, so if anyone has any ideas for replacements, let me know. #shepaddles #girlguidingpaddles #guidebadges Old Harry dead ahead! Taking it slowly and gently and lazily along the coastline and out to my ultimate destination, landing on Old Harry Rocks. #shepaddles #gopaddling #seakayaking #studland Get it from the right angle and Studland can almost look quite tropical. #shepaddles #gopaddling #kayaking Made it all the way to the road bridge in record time! #shepaddles #canoeing
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