Diary of a middle aged kayaker

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Re-building your confidence

I was prompted to write this after reading this blog post from Louise Jull, describing her experience of an injury on the Green River.  http://playak.com/news.php?idd=2129836684817 I wanted to write something that would be helpful for anyone in her situation – so I hope this is useful! Everyone knows that whitewater kayaking depends on your ability to [...]

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Wilderness Journeys

Now that I live in the UK, one of the things I miss about Tasmania is the easy opportunity for a multi-day trip down a remote river.  Although parts of Scotland and Wales are pretty remote, there’s not the same sense of wilderness.  I think back to the three years between 1977 and 1979 when [...]

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Where to next?

There’s been some great feedback already on the last post, and I wanted to share this e-mail exchange from my mate Mat Newton.  Newts is an ex-slalom paddler like me, lives in Tassy, and is one of the best photographers around. Hey Mally, Just checked out your new blog. We are just back from two weeks [...]

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