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Thursday nights marsh paddle was fantastic, warm and went into the wee hours of the morning, we finally got back to our cars at 2am This is by far my most traveled escape, it is also my winter training grounds to keep in shape as it's very beautiful in winter when snow covered as well.



























Lastly, I took everyone to this old barn located on a private island owned by the Ministry of Agriculture, we're not really supposed to be on this island but it used to be such a great place to take pictures of bats, no bats this time but still a very fun midnight stop over...



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Nice one Andrew I do love a good night paddle, the marsh area looks not too dissimilar to the Norfolk Broads in the south east of England.

Great TT and photos Andrew. I to was reminded of the Norfolk Broads over here by some of your pictures especially those of the reed fringed river.
As always mate, spot on stuff

Hi Andrew, just to echo the comment of Nige and Gav;, as said your paddle was a lot like the Norfolk Broads, enjoyed the read, thank you for sharing with us, just one question, sorry if you have posted the answer before but is the Clipper canoe 18', just looks like plenty of room for kit.
Happy Paddling, Best Regards Bill.

Looks a nice little trip Andrew, lovely photos as usual There's nothing like a good night paddle, however with the advent of alcohol I rarely paddle after sun down nowadays....

At the risk of sounding boring, I, too, thought of the Norfolk Broads, where I spent many very happy holidays as a child. Good photos as usual, Monster.

TD

Heather, is the Norfolk Borads a tidal marsh as well? If it is, how many square kilometers does it cover? I love marsh paddling, sometimes in August seals will come into the protection of it's shallow waters at low tide to have their pups which is insanely cute. Seal pups dont have as much fear as they do curiosity and will often surface right beside your canoe, they look at you with disproportionately huge eyes for the size of their head.

My Marsh paddle part#2 thread had better pictures, but it's still a little early in the season for prime marsh paddling.

Cheers!

(18-06-09 10:02 PM)Troughing Dormouse Wrote: [ -> ]At the risk of sounding boring, I, too, thought of the Norfolk Broads, where I spent many very happy holidays as a child. Good photos as usual, Monster.

TD

It's many years since I was last at the Broads - my father used to take us there evey year when we were children, and we spent the days fishing and cruising along on a little boat. I used to get up early to sit outside with my dad, and he taught me to fish, usually perch and roach, occasional bream, and there were eels and pike but I never caught those. The Broads are rivers and lakes, a great holiday area. If you want look at The Broads on Google - wikipedia - it gives a nice bit of information about the area. I had some very happy times there.

TD.