16-06-10, 09:58 AM
Actually it all started with a kayak which I bought as a boy on the Norfolk broads. Next thing I noticed "pirogues" and dugout canoes in Africa and I made a couple of short river trips there in the eighties. After that things got rather busy until I moved to Norwich a couple of years ago.
Retirement? I'm 53 and not sure but I have time on my hands to explore the local rivers once again.
Canoing skills? I just passed my ** which was fascinating and, in fact, I'm still practising some of those paddle strokes in my wenonah prism which I bought from Sue's Canoes. There's not much white water in Norfolk and my ideal is to take it slooowly, portaging round locks and paddling into narrow chanels not neccessarily in a large party. Sometimes it's nice just to get away from things!
Fitting out? I see there have been some useful posts in the past. I'm thinking about replacing wenonah's marvellous sliding seat with a kneeling thwart, for example, and would be interested in anybody else's views on this and/or similar topics.
Retirement? I'm 53 and not sure but I have time on my hands to explore the local rivers once again.
Canoing skills? I just passed my ** which was fascinating and, in fact, I'm still practising some of those paddle strokes in my wenonah prism which I bought from Sue's Canoes. There's not much white water in Norfolk and my ideal is to take it slooowly, portaging round locks and paddling into narrow chanels not neccessarily in a large party. Sometimes it's nice just to get away from things!
Fitting out? I see there have been some useful posts in the past. I'm thinking about replacing wenonah's marvellous sliding seat with a kneeling thwart, for example, and would be interested in anybody else's views on this and/or similar topics.
