tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69976334218845396002024-02-19T02:20:44.827-08:00Phil HadleyPhil Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948164051013504090noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997633421884539600.post-32824575026598741372011-07-01T05:12:00.000-07:002011-07-01T05:28:03.203-07:004 star Isle of WightOff to the Isle of wight again for more 4 star sea action!<br />One important aspect of this award is knowing your buoyage, for example although this looks like a bucket on a stick, it's actually a Port Channel Marker<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 294px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624356109941735234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7bl8GT3pbth-lRqdsiWJ8nEzmE9OJ6XjOsBPfJQoq9c893JB9lGsQRhwRzykylqFjg3Xjrph9CiqmoAbv3d1AgAOCe6ImWbtFd3IpfasIihqbqtO9OL7GZOEP4ReaWmFunyiltYD8_g1/s400/small+port.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>And this one, which looks very much like two plastic funnels, painted black is a North Cardinal<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624355915183350466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YJ1XP4fLsRHLT9GgHacKCR__LjMUbmL2sDIS1ycAMUB-jlM713LLLjUNSxkTnhy0bmycvs_yTzSZtqGzWRUxJzUZeXdGbVQuWx3qtIXPOr7fR8mTjVqwbz3jjBpegcVL7CwD0Ku2pJdv/s400/small+Cardinal.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div>It's very civilised on the IoW - yep, that's ac ice cream boat! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 281px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624355920414084194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lIAtaP_3sNkAmRW1HDDEs02gr4ZTDd6rpApjHTX86xodiU7BHF_j_N_ol2V9nnCR2k3MIBAMDgOoLBYXGIhYsKs8ZGMXpxXsqh5aZHxz1DmgnEaUBcJwA_0rtfLWSiyKcsRwDkjRErXB/s400/small+ice+cream.JPG" />Here's Owen from <a href="http://iow-seakayaking.co.uk/">IoW Sea Kayaking</a>, <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 289px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624355931193019250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFvGqx716yF9HdPrvZWY6dEVay7nE5zIVzsoFmIMDESY2A_X8A9Ttxjuwz1bXJMH2SWVSlUj4K-Pu1JobL-3aU83c5WBPORcfc79bTwv1Pl5u36I0vJB367buRSTMnNOqkaum1dL3C5zj/s400/small+owen.JPG" />And <a href="http://kimbull.co.uk/">Kim Bull</a>, with my friend Lindsey from NY state<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624355927899505874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNcLbWv74AwJMepf3zATb0oAcWcUqA7Sx_iQ3qXIzYC9Up8M8C77p1Ew5WnDwuVOesVPOZ3fOcbn5veicEmegG6QAXFFEugE6ywqhS0paajyV6ycKh0u_WDg5el8Jys5ksLpNcDwckLYS/s400/small+kim+and+Lindsey.JPG" />There's always loads of first aid to be administered on 4 star assessments!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624355917454706962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyiSbWKcmnGa1oSzp5R4TBO-nXdpgzt7n6kbzJSy5juL-dXuEuEjhsRVRqVYu7sO3kATAwHtdSJF5CoL3tZHyeRlMfigkheBT2RiMz1z4lzk-ygHx6yoHN6XV2810PPbRAouQzyhc6YAMH/s400/small+first+aid.JPG" />Someone is happy in his work!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624356111883929938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDY31kgHmBrwP0jpO4-TnIXhOvm2-YHJvUWrRG3YfjBsOHb9j74163vprSLifcrAcm71vat9T35LLfkMVjnQ1sS1PU8gPUSUKiPHTGvvZNlKFiwKLN3iQyeNUQIT-LFgROf4TtBV40kRY/s400/small+self.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Phil Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948164051013504090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997633421884539600.post-55844574512073439332011-07-01T04:12:00.001-07:002011-07-01T04:50:17.147-07:00Teme at LudlowI got asked to go do some work with a couple of guys working towards their L2, we decided to go paddle on the Teme at Ludlow with their students.<br />On the way there I was reminded why I love living in England- I love travelling around the world but seeing this sight 20 minutes from my house is awsome!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLD-xF1x2E44ScMAsCb3PVChRd146A2Mc00VvaNg8_SLja3hKRo2T3Kmrg78MEnEITZVGe1_L25BUG39tvnEc3zhuDESQ5-3NahnMBTTPNpUxSu_ID0eqIrRkJ_HAyRDoq1ya_BqgYtSG3/s1600/small+poppies.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624347336601905874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLD-xF1x2E44ScMAsCb3PVChRd146A2Mc00VvaNg8_SLja3hKRo2T3Kmrg78MEnEITZVGe1_L25BUG39tvnEc3zhuDESQ5-3NahnMBTTPNpUxSu_ID0eqIrRkJ_HAyRDoq1ya_BqgYtSG3/s400/small+poppies.JPG" /></a> Puts me in a good mood for the rest of the day<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZsTwfxPShLn35USI7_GtojZA5LjeNe2aIhi6-3dnq3DQL5f5P_0aON7pvIXlYeY0LWECdslUlK-5d0uLSpc1CfNqGazbwKCrbnpsEYEQbuTvIwQTvbtzk14hk7TrspsNDV8zvWnIGv9w2/s1600/small+poppies+2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624347330828594194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZsTwfxPShLn35USI7_GtojZA5LjeNe2aIhi6-3dnq3DQL5f5P_0aON7pvIXlYeY0LWECdslUlK-5d0uLSpc1CfNqGazbwKCrbnpsEYEQbuTvIwQTvbtzk14hk7TrspsNDV8zvWnIGv9w2/s400/small+poppies+2.JPG" /></a> I watched Steve and Alex coaching kayak and canoe over two days<br /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624347061823649378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBkuv_Y2oGdiYdOg_WPHKGYO1hfPsFY-wKXrX5vrLyRZu4Wa1zS7HEAt81Hbe5IPhn0A9Fo2uuCLObmbJvSsmbmG2diqqbfDQMLNY5mRONaw0OI9UvPjAyVrgdMeWBLrRPptrFyoLT-7Zz/s400/small+coaching.JPG" />This is Kari from the USA - she loves canoes and castles, cos there aint many castles in Oregon!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 293px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624347064119470018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-2KbUppirp4_NfALzvZnhB0OoqbwX5ukNQ0nbx2OQoDgXZifKILbrJc-juhTizg7q9VSoVh3XHiUl1ynLv_QHItchiUgAcCkphG3lZh5bcYQ5xt3nu4es9Bsgww3KMeKT1-KE30ZNJpj/s400/small+castle.JPG" />Nice braces - we learn these to prevent a capsize<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 290px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624347068876032194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiNrcV9osTGWp6w2C8NwmYl59Xah3wM9ZPwVNCKAm19xB1APZE-zMAboL5DMpVlejDfnnVnbAodnFqSGveDCDTUiHy8P6Vs4z2fXCUb96XjvnYFWT_NMgOJXfRuGvOkh7tM-8af8IYNLhz/s400/small+brace.JPG" />It don't always work!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUBy6jZjJzr6Tx3xeEmzIaP84SKwOeMPaykE_Bu_mdl8KyKg3lhy-kUw_BvCdQWHmT_wmxjONmDSPh5cXOxXupKIQk6QDxyHxpi67apC4ruVTiQkNHNcMLSHCsM4Tg1BJpTkNAhuRt6Rk/s1600/small+oops.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624347079351325154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUBy6jZjJzr6Tx3xeEmzIaP84SKwOeMPaykE_Bu_mdl8KyKg3lhy-kUw_BvCdQWHmT_wmxjONmDSPh5cXOxXupKIQk6QDxyHxpi67apC4ruVTiQkNHNcMLSHCsM4Tg1BJpTkNAhuRt6Rk/s400/small+oops.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Phil Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948164051013504090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997633421884539600.post-26181720266904456322011-05-24T03:40:00.000-07:002011-05-24T09:32:21.741-07:00Kayaking in the SolentFrom the Isle of Man, to the Isle of Wight - well not quite, but very close! As soon as I got back from Man, I was heading south to Southampton to run a Coaching Processes course for these guys <a href="http://www.woodmill.co.uk/">http://www.woodmill.co.uk/</a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div>Seems a shame to be so close to sea and not go for a paddle so the first evening a gang of us set off for a gentle paddle from Warsash, out of Southampton Water and round to Lee on the Solent</div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610232164579473394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bypi-WEXgt-h4zTQNlb58gIcNb5250wEwo39DrthxQgZjXCwvvAgkmcClUPzJNya6FLRKdT8oCEqFWmhxQR6214KOAVCPpQ-XFYrrg2yD-yR2rpyGncHLnXXbp2wRDODv66PwsWzfQBO/s400/IMGP1289.JPG" />It was very bright and sunny when we set off<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610234168997279634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1xKjlp1uvRRNEd48tEo8Bs4hqmAiBi78L5uWZr428rWuaPYsFUHQV5d1-LnD6R0NIo6fVVPBh4bexA-cocgR9YvaFnaU8LYXD50MWuIVl6DhfDG-LrHXGf7H2c0Kl9i3xVPxGXLukJ0I/s400/IMGP1290.JPG" /> As we got into the Solent the wind was picking up the sea a little, we had great fun surfing a few waves<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qf3DhOj8RKEAQyKSgkgBJ6kiUfIilgxJNrmhyphenhyphen6orpZD67cfKDmvnEs90ZeMpjl_-Zpkfb9LrI2UnkHTKemPQhO4Vgc-KUWAUEU6K95Zcq4QkXl_dWpAU-whXCgXquGBWECivN8NjHw-P/s1600/IMGP1302.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610232322558970386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qf3DhOj8RKEAQyKSgkgBJ6kiUfIilgxJNrmhyphenhyphen6orpZD67cfKDmvnEs90ZeMpjl_-Zpkfb9LrI2UnkHTKemPQhO4Vgc-KUWAUEU6K95Zcq4QkXl_dWpAU-whXCgXquGBWECivN8NjHw-P/s400/IMGP1302.JPG" /></a>Those ferries, container ships and warships seem very close at times, they certainly make sure you keep your wits about you!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCeNDWWQGALWykPuHK4N4mbPPMMlAgSWrWzIVQXGdvThuIkjZJW_vKdgJFJFh0GGoqKXkY-hjPa8K-SDRy-Lp5xMQvgUa4iZKsE3sVa2l6f-Y0FwJWMsbgJ2pMDDEumP2kQrSLdXQN3Ze/s1600/IMGP1298.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610232178837313602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCeNDWWQGALWykPuHK4N4mbPPMMlAgSWrWzIVQXGdvThuIkjZJW_vKdgJFJFh0GGoqKXkY-hjPa8K-SDRy-Lp5xMQvgUa4iZKsE3sVa2l6f-Y0FwJWMsbgJ2pMDDEumP2kQrSLdXQN3Ze/s400/IMGP1298.JPG" /></a>It got a little cooler as the sun got lower, but even with the industrial backdrop, still a cool place to go for a paddle!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 304px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610235014839970290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM0DZQfblm-kvy6Of_ch7Dt6twakxRHDmTsrGeEw8Qxh8IDwbTAXhgxM_JfZidCFelKeNjoCi_KJpO-sElYURYuraI3VJumbw893cFDb4cp8DAmA-mML_ftDGcICzY4qQH75aQuIeFGT2z/s400/IMGP1295.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I was holding the camera while paddling and accidently took this photo!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnYMgtWHG07OWebTHliD3xDLBumqfR8KUtTjSluXaWs6k7zDpE-soriwh6VJZAc5gZgcT92FM861nGSbA_dD3HOLgSyXGbBVzFC-iSqN6VTzM5x1OL6x68SoiGf90U5Et51-D95Nk1Dwf/s1600/IMGP1294.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610232166852676418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnYMgtWHG07OWebTHliD3xDLBumqfR8KUtTjSluXaWs6k7zDpE-soriwh6VJZAc5gZgcT92FM861nGSbA_dD3HOLgSyXGbBVzFC-iSqN6VTzM5x1OL6x68SoiGf90U5Et51-D95Nk1Dwf/s400/IMGP1294.JPG" /></a> Plenty of navigation bouys to practise nav skills<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610232323404115266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRyOhscpkswzOTtqH2axlU-HMGWbStb0dNGeYICD3EYtacaBjByApv8YcgvbaRq1A0eWOS4pWxXhKS1uh_puNJl4bHmvtNtcFpOZl2xhmWgjfeQkpWx_ITp8GU7-rggF4iFpFG0r5KB71/s400/IMGP1307.JPG" /><br />Not easy to get lost in the Solent<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610232331034812594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Qdp3_CVvwUViZYxFh-lkVqsS-VtBTGP099q710Pu0Fn2tV3cA3oMJQy-E5ljm591p1rELFbRhRg-6qKEn4jd1B4vgPi7kUYxNgcWUFFbt4jFCihNEQqWITR1GQIn98LuU4LifMbGIzX9/s400/IMGP1311.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><br /><div>Thanks to the boys and girls at Woodmill for a very pleasant evening paddle! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Phil Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948164051013504090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997633421884539600.post-19733062348594358822011-05-24T03:22:00.001-07:002011-05-24T03:37:58.285-07:00Isle of ManJust got back from a very enjoyable couple of days on the Isle of Man doing some sea kayak coaching. Quick chat on the car park.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610226276350638834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6v0ms1WlEdSplMyMPRtipDzkd52ZfifHvhBcXHZzst9rCsIdIxv6cNP8-fNWcm7q2_R-NcBrylwxddJGISf50hhWmzXLIwnRBwNNWfGA_D8s-iyuD2i9tlehCydbM5k-lQGLMUAXjRMX/s400/IMGP1274.JPG" />Then a warm up on the beach<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610226397843838258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTC0jej2CFcg-ZQcdN-h0thi8IJC6saHuvLu14VHI5f3Sx-JvY6s28Hl7zS2Gb6Y55iz-jFFUbEKmJyU0uF_6YSqnGUr44wER0oThJdQpuu8QIyK8vmsJPE7iL2A-iwcLBOP9vWzDK9sD/s400/IMGP1279.JPG" />And we're off!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610226253366428594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZBu-oRKeenZutdAdbpMydUlFNywJd5Hwvcjsb5HhtSfIxEzasYBcpTKo3R7cyjVV-3ELPpHyuD-DgU1dEUxYJpcvqpEfM_n5zkmAco3J3-VB7THlGvKaWnhf_7EC3zVKE87sf_x5EUk2/s400/IMGP1240.JPG" /> It was quite winds but there was plenty of shelter near the rocks<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610226257920725250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyLRFL0dFrNf-EojUxTTp0k_TaPDgpWdRQzGA3DbPUhizcTqFNYGo4h_nIalzX-YefxL559HkTpM0dOhBVK1zCptDPcyOPHE44tf098dNskDdrh_BBt-G59R2jJr3gGWy7SLVlsCchHou/s400/IMGP1243.JPG" />Even when we went into more open water there was still shelter because of the high ground surrounding the bay<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610226405056248722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWYbqFmR1kvjg1JKCdhPqnPCaZ38LMBue368EFjplizHt1aSIsl0-05pg_OmENiPvlYyTvDVxlwsFvlxQrjFAuqxqfqq4dZSanrc1cjuWNdupRMUGs3Lf8oFf4L9dKsBMGLF19h_T1qkt/s400/IMGP1285.JPG" />One or two inquisitve seals popped up occassionally to check us out.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 309px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610226271237149986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxxWozJVrJcewXK2_W85B_itn5B6DkZmr8TJzbABzpacGzv9orsUkE4-yWXufHznkqm7yCGnwCYAi73HTLuCFwSZjfvkEZi-mWo2DctutqF1nrI0rmNQqw1dD8_k6kMqxQBktUUjNRk0n/s400/IMGP1265.JPG" />I wonder if this one was planning to hang around until the next high tide to get off this sea stack!<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610226262145921538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZd1Jc-DV_0xukiYoHykRVU9hAw7fk3ZFkEWlxDZOYoVQ7qgu_3tv6CQt2pkEVoIUeKSSWX3VrkoCUGYSsPsD3PwlJp3HGPzH-pWkWW8qZaRLqLYPtPta20IlVHsyMQrLmx21EM8a5tKW/s400/IMGP1260.JPG" />Some cool stuff to see around the coasts of IoM - the little hole you can see just below and to the right of the stone wall is the entrance to an old tin mine.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevmDx0f0LQftCMiRkewLq2LIY-P1a4JlzCR2u-0mDm8bOcwqfb5hPvGnnk4TXQPxMGKpE3rdOzNPbAzEoXw2HA6qOXmST3bD4PHGyXGZ6DE7V75330SwbD3Rcd0wv-S62AIEU9URLk8t5/s1600/IMGP1283.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610226404827368162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevmDx0f0LQftCMiRkewLq2LIY-P1a4JlzCR2u-0mDm8bOcwqfb5hPvGnnk4TXQPxMGKpE3rdOzNPbAzEoXw2HA6qOXmST3bD4PHGyXGZ6DE7V75330SwbD3Rcd0wv-S62AIEU9URLk8t5/s400/IMGP1283.JPG" /></a><br />It's a 35 minute flight from Birmingham, I can be on Man faster than getting to North Wales - fancy something different for a sea kayaking adventure, go to the Isle of Man!<br /><br /><div><br /><div></div></div></div>Phil Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948164051013504090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997633421884539600.post-54875425694744990692011-05-24T03:03:00.000-07:002011-05-24T03:13:02.981-07:00Reptiles in Worcestershire<div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>So I turned up to run an FSRT at a small lake in Worcestershire and had to shoo a grasssnake off the decking so that we could launch.</div><br /><br /><div>Then we came across this fella sunning himself on a log - not bad for April in England!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 307px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610222981093036130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqybhjrHZVFZp371V5XwR7bVT1Bk_7Jrp09jbYKTl9lG9xiPAFduVWYCK9oocYPkYqtCVsfNIMlqRWXwI5nvnbo3RF2XMh1Zc1ey5rkgvZqBdXGNz2eAzcksmsLPkDWdNSnIjscF7nBSg/s400/IMGP1173.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610222985793287842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXU_THT2xGD5sNNBMMMIOgyWE3dVc_9Mc_pQhuvRaHwbN4vGJKc-5WVjxYyW2uvfgVoDHSOsA41eiLAMoSmE4TH0TsDTICSSqSivv5KSCmIOjbrlCzTPSOgJR-iH_qa5LFmbleUcEMs3c_/s400/IMGP1174.JPG" />No-one seemed to mind the reptiles in the lake though and were quite happy to repeatedly fall in the water!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610222994955731490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfoapLMZtNEvc-QVPtxBV23flf8rvsKt9cqHjlTPCumTi8DlKnn-4EbUYWWMM8O5bHlCrQykvwR5J94vklF6dsgA4CgE10N0aUOhsGzIEOlxnlEvfBLyTACSuRa4H5OdVeL7aDxikJQuJM/s400/IMGP1175.JPG" /></div></div></div></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610223003159233202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhomb3Y0cn3Rqkjs0faN_AGMPUP4kbQ2jyBjnBy9c3WAqwdNe4tZagHM0wXp4aq9s11rN2tI59enyPRVDQMRnBTCbN4V18HPhMgcEzX9V44xfl9YDSHoIgUqXP9VFhvrZhOpNfxuHHwTfdn/s400/IMGP1178.JPG" />Phil Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948164051013504090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997633421884539600.post-12726320034371946382011-05-24T02:29:00.000-07:002011-05-24T03:01:57.923-07:00Another trip to Baja!So after the South West Symposium in San Diego it was time for another coaches trip to Baja Mexico.<br /><br /><br /><div>We set up camp at La Bufadora, just south of Ensenada - this is the site of the biggest blow hole in the world! (alegedly!)<br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610212989151539266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0YlDotYpoge3ysCgulwGyKCWooosX7Ds9Is6nKTdZ3PvExQzoxdef7WPLRfPQHRpSy5Wtrpe9BhSB_3Ky12QZv_49VqmG9vEBjV9897YPhyphenhyphenLqZBRLg2OxvNrOUiwnN4c_b3dWq4JQ4IE/s400/IMGP1070.JPG" /><br />Someimes the sea is very calm<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA81p60fdOYxnqCuoMq63uIFHK43QmZlYB9cQDLYxn_FTinTEsRtYIXaoxwW2W1-s0uXYwon3JRZRjwwStLYHPvEQoFStyPngkrFvkliUidkuQADXzSeVRtOXfl8Y4XYglybZ0yhGEYXBj/s1600/IMGP1128.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610214020295977730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA81p60fdOYxnqCuoMq63uIFHK43QmZlYB9cQDLYxn_FTinTEsRtYIXaoxwW2W1-s0uXYwon3JRZRjwwStLYHPvEQoFStyPngkrFvkliUidkuQADXzSeVRtOXfl8Y4XYglybZ0yhGEYXBj/s400/IMGP1128.JPG" /></a><br />But most times the Pacific swells make it a rock gardening heaven!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610213518965867762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBM-sWRSVjffyeX0qjKI7gyhH9j3LtwxxiEi2OahftynkYj3I3m5SN-CFtpBRWJT3-9bxTFnHIKTRHeJRqYNa1BodeiYClXwDKMrQYXkidyqTTC9nLXeRC1MZHvQOIl2Yv16EPfp1HUZJd/s400/IMGP1107.JPG" /><br />Here's Eila playing in her Pilgrim<br /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 311px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610213512647309026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUV614hof_jfteua21uHhAw_XU96YoiKvM8T5xenA19G5vVBqtlZ3YsFTHdxVg1GhTUpfzyfuRhEY7s0J4GNEhaZ-ZCJ4bD-ILhr8S1OFtdbE3yKYtqzJZ38wOrYWFS8LF_fxJ8MBDq-gu/s400/IMGP1096.JPG" />Russell Farrow reporting for action!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610219018694376802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAn00bJXgfim73TfWCdem-ttMLwmLcANTlI95ziYSe37-oGgltCXuTEyU0KHPJ3qsfwxQPOd1zNrsiM7CqDvnpRXD7F8I5gwdg8uNQF9PXc2NY0XrZF-AlZb_AwNe_cM2bfSdipaIhMa9/s400/IMGP1073.JPG" />Russell Farrow - in action!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRu2eIugtzmNOkRXCBabA-fVyESbzPsdqfz4J8qn1Dg1Z_w2WJZgayxhba-Lwc4MeE2wL96YacX7rlOmdiiTIQQha0zbE4f80TAqCKMnB2ZZBELrRk3i_daFzBTtHnR9oc1NmaraJojU_-/s1600/IMGP1121.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610214014673011234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRu2eIugtzmNOkRXCBabA-fVyESbzPsdqfz4J8qn1Dg1Z_w2WJZgayxhba-Lwc4MeE2wL96YacX7rlOmdiiTIQQha0zbE4f80TAqCKMnB2ZZBELrRk3i_daFzBTtHnR9oc1NmaraJojU_-/s400/IMGP1121.JPG" /></a> Some cool pour overs!<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610212993170998178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbeZkT5sHMSqjDAi4NAYPSII_4gkH0T6JOb8AGOfyMl-rm_mbbUXkeTcmw-pMEownedIqqGZjnKNFxrN3y9hWMO_BM071xi5QtoS3uw8j1rmevFDTUUbp6elj5115Kccb2lOGsa2jM_bJT/s400/IMGP1077.JPG" /><br />You do need to get the timing right though, I won't be naming this hapless paddler, to protect their dignity!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610213007989147682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELrZoSCYqBEgeEY2gn_TacgHMxSVdwLN3LkLVycH43mKRBbQLZNjt_5rrEo93gRPyp9AIIEad3h6iQqLlJii6t10e1C1GgrmCkz54q0IoDiYB5VcFBNcpVXpj3eRTkAWIHaof_LCpG5jL/s400/IMGP1083.JPG" /><br />Here's a photo of me getting the weeks first wash in the 'little' blowhole - first the big breath<br /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610213531035409266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0o7tHJmUuE4XPjZXmKADL_tNdI_q4XQo9-2_iuHuZJcaCakAirWeZMAP0DIl13bpDoy3sleEn9zOmxTG3nyMF_acXF4Wdj8vv07syRjBPRDYJeSCdtYOCltg_eCMehbxW3TMN9oJwqc-o/s400/IMGP1116.JPG" />Then the big rinse!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAvAxqATytPr2OHr2z6qj2qql4ACz_6sjI_DjWuG6FVgj-jeZ7xY5-H6QNXh8mvUP2DelLJ6c7yfj9rbqanB5rRJo-bZS_LYOG0GymO_Zby2hGKfrZXKFMXHz1uCM9Ld4XEqc-DEBk3fp/s1600/IMGP1117.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610213540000192194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAvAxqATytPr2OHr2z6qj2qql4ACz_6sjI_DjWuG6FVgj-jeZ7xY5-H6QNXh8mvUP2DelLJ6c7yfj9rbqanB5rRJo-bZS_LYOG0GymO_Zby2hGKfrZXKFMXHz1uCM9Ld4XEqc-DEBk3fp/s400/IMGP1117.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>Oh dear - perhaps one of us should have pulled their boat a little higher up the beach!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610214024639204674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQzyvcf6ZArJC0H9MYkDC0svBKVjgBbmMaOlb9u6R7vckNx8a2cvjxlL9Dq-o8N7AR4q5gJ2iw9Pd96fh-eVu9wl5NSsaSgI2zlFkN8XsWxRVHCamBqJOzWWAsSMhFA-tvcAQfdMk2MbB/s400/IMGP1136.JPG" /> I saw some lovely starfish and risked life and limb in the swells to get close to them.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610213016578508306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_W8VAUu7ZEkoyLA1h2mru_NNDoT1TnQPqPQg9H0X0PnhpjUdXD9LWSodgj1hrlctsGWz3hSKI7Rpv6DHexjM82Vok3FQwUw01AWEoEOHS0JY3L4TWPBbO9rCtgwsWqYvahs3CVDFcFfcz/s400/IMGP1090.JPG" /><br /><br />After a quick photo shoot I put him back on the rock where he came from!<br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610213512103977730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkN3r2LL8M0-hIsj-sIHLVVS8euFO_1ke1y1hlszsTt6YbOcwC5ky3eEymo_QFES4wgY6vFCon3VPwrpb5XHhWZmz5OqCE9jWo-L4uWYJBGrjFQIOS7UIdaOD8drbnKYQvaE-41CnWz9J1/s400/IMGP1092.JPG" />Some of the wildlife wasn't quite so friendly - we found this little fella under Eila's tent!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 315px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610214027355953570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKC-ewLpk3oOpx3gUnUW_h-KVXJ4kva9y9b3g8NBLQRrjiyTV6BliKHOOvPxXeY_I3EBAMxUe9oxllidPtYJxFSZ6bBwKaLwQToNEnvM8IQuYxmyh4d-iltU758dDD4ADvax0hzn7zHAxj/s400/IMGP1146.JPG" />Eila taking it easy after a day on the water!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610214036105809026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mXwy9ejsvRkrHofxFuu1jyu2vqgADFDjBZjSuUgH4blTny3vn6gicrj4b3Pai41fa3gv_1wN-HtTPL3vUuTF8-FZ8vzGhGB76tfsG0q0PUG-a0yNFk6nvKVtD7Tfamlp3d4of5pDduTC/s400/IMGP1147.JPG" />The best tachos in Baja!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610214156700148370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKyuLGoV5oTeeKRIx6ojOLWhyAIA942sg_3motWxoUHVWuWWvHCZ8TbHxCAK36XM-4vFJBtOfNiLWT_AcT2ZKxmHIyG_A4yS7qnZufJj0lmF1FumAixPknziNyyJcGoZWQ08LxHBflF__/s400/IMGP1156.JPG" /><br />Nigel and Eila buying Tequila for the collection<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610214161993368706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybrvT6zXzkZERYni-mMY0tIBbTqM7uNZl2Pc63m0WGUv1rESmhwd0M2IivHSlAtZs_lPYEMhGWokyY7ei6NBJyU5xDW96o39lLIX7nQTF56bpuqx0CVGqhyphenhyphen1zAHjCfjpTnBhNSt0UF67g/s400/IMGP1159.JPG" /><br /><br /><div>What a magic place, contact <a href="http://www.aqua-adventures.com/">www.aqua-adventures.com</a> to organise your paddling trip in paradise!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Phil Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948164051013504090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997633421884539600.post-47146318196938079972011-05-23T13:52:00.001-07:002011-05-23T14:02:19.554-07:00San DiegoSo in search of more Winter sunshine I headed out to San Diego for Aqua Adventures Symposium - imagine my surprise to find it was raining hard in Southern California! This is outside Jen's house the first morning!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610017801084677666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf4pxyUxKxkSwVxb37YYCW_tqQd1UCHmeSzfOai1VDXQSgQkcOOjwn5-ItiwEVq9v3OmNBoFfo2C3ImuFM3crssQLGXZLNuZ6XpYkgWSb-PXtVwJ1W3VG-4nra_M0jN0KPFVo2ERCTO1fz/s400/IMGP1055.JPG" />Needless to say that was short lived and the sunshine came back - this is my office in La Jolla - I love SoCal!<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610017809412836050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUTtPDX3nuezmQKWV-RXQ5gPV-DAP5uTraX5BhAvohFcogwxueVgoZSepm5Zzve1unrYzSEez5DsGNDdr4Hum8AkLVUIJ1Hl2P3ofX2JZNVfRqsOrG3kwDcTKlyhwprHl8y6uK4LPQv8rI/s400/IMGP1058.JPG" />All the locals are friendly - this little chap popped up to say Hi at Fiesta Island - which is an off leash dog beach - that's one brave (or stupid) gopher!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610017814820335762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnnoGT3T0sDZ6uLf8LCF7Y2CdkmDMcsuXUgS5THR4UXfy_SfneaccmvnylM5fubqKaGOaiSrZxfVHnk9Na2S1Fxvw0ebpUgdWGSxgymkHtQI46KRcri4WO5z3_hU0dr4FuY8LQhcIWlkb/s400/IMGP1165.JPG" />Even the traffic cops are friendly - you can quite happily park like this and no-one minds!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610017823418323522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirnNz0tmemKQj58UizEmh6DsrlIAqPg2CWENzr5vUBHQ-z4pFQ770EkqZ0t9u-3PszZ8vceG_Mc10f2pilorp8Rhs3riFoD7siRLADOvD0f_xx8N_GtR30lmW9YVYF3-9KO4wxjoZPlFYw/s400/IMGP1166.JPG" /><br /><br /><div><br /><div></div></div></div>Phil Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948164051013504090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997633421884539600.post-51302936226495984502011-05-23T13:17:00.000-07:002011-05-23T13:48:51.755-07:00Silver River<div>So having escaped the Swamp Monsters of the Suwanee in North Florida we headed a little way south to the Silver River.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610012982714804626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOo5Qp3tQdjQtoCMKIC8hgRFyKXNNUv55VB6gJ6uQXAtNlGvECFN8GGrENb1MdQ5Yne9LGGEcRNB1newrvIYudwFgSl4w4m9Ud6Za4QblXIhUXKIZX9R1j60jjE29xnpQv8I8Vn5NSmkgI/s400/swamp.JPG" />The silver is different to the Suwanee - the latter being a 'Blackwater' river, the water appears very dark due to the amount of vegetation it runs through in the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia. The Silver is a crystal clear spring fed river, which is great to spot fish and turtles and even 'gators cruising under your boat!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610012995864780482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknaoMgVbXKzGQUD31wCaBegf8ePtcK0T8vGbGhNuZ-pt9-b7n2PBHF4TxSqrG_-Aw080WhUoKHFv2FNlZFp-NtpX4I_8x5N0ARLp84ohq8HzJsaXEPsNHhaH6JFljwDk1wnKvsd6hwzih/s400/phil+on+silver.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOq0jJKL5MAlWPrcrBJ1FR0uemcnA7Cf5l5tSxbTmglivL0OZS9qHOToxlDbGg49Sk43oihErf2ETSCo1Y0Br2xxvAAQzRliL8BQHAszhfkJwjNgNlReYjW8ziTEp1sighQtjDZ0pasZrk/s1600/big+gator.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610012987428667026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOq0jJKL5MAlWPrcrBJ1FR0uemcnA7Cf5l5tSxbTmglivL0OZS9qHOToxlDbGg49Sk43oihErf2ETSCo1Y0Br2xxvAAQzRliL8BQHAszhfkJwjNgNlReYjW8ziTEp1sighQtjDZ0pasZrk/s400/big+gator.JPG" /></a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610012989192327682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-sN6aag4KRNxu-lkyg42TTUlp6PH6evK7d0XCRE2fvKJlJEwUSxG077HCw0EbcsGKonvf-1nzB7_rYO4qIZfsH9aqWL6Pb_4bW71qUQSd8F4aJ9FDfHf18URYs0W8A-QDsqDdyj32Ngd/s400/jen.jpg" /><br />There are even monkeys here - these are rumoured to have been left from when they filmed Tarzan movies here in the Johnny Weismuller days, but apparantly they simply swam off the zoo island at the head of the spring!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 283px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610013000748633634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7vVUeM3_VJaPAkpVomCh7rhwUPkjVWKNqZ6wJnEyy91USRPkvUHn5vFHCwUQ1L_oB6rS3GGfH4-kc4UE8MVXB7vr6pzmmuMSbm34Jbji24MmTDEwZafcLbrH350WNRFfnokWPIpWynF3/s400/monkey+3.jpg" /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>You can read all about the trip by buying this mag - <a href="http://www.canoekayak.co.uk/">http://www.canoekayak.co.uk/</a></div><br /><div></div></div></div>Phil Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948164051013504090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997633421884539600.post-53082810104499034662011-05-23T11:39:00.000-07:002011-05-23T13:16:57.332-07:00Suwannee River<div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>Somewhere Down the Suwannee River!<br /><br />After the Sweetwater Symposium the coaches headed North to the river made famous by the song. The first night was spent in a fantastic cabin, where the guys swung in chairs on the porch, drunk beer and told lies!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610005075219865650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAtOjo0DzPnoyb9Wf_hUxz9YdzkCTJas9x8R_e2ZCY92CAPGKIJAua47exazyexlUB0raMIFw0XPLVoLWvGpNLw3zotAMP_A90Sr65xcHeRHSY7Q9ScK61uHA3vzxsuKfLstuabATI3u0/s400/IMGP0945.JPG" />The Suwannee River is absolutely stunning<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610005066011577954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEf6eOvdybwOzHkJKjBTsIq1HUChEqgfu4vGvUHLEI9zSv-2jvU_J_AZq4AHAp1liHktaGGfn_S5nxbGw-fE4hLS8h5quvD6smUVjDsUdocs5ghlK5XMa6q52KAaN7eS7VaNFlIkUQVrDf/s400/framed.JPG" />American Sea kayak coaches, no longer burdened with bulkheads and hatches took the opportunity to take BIG coolers! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609996602403835650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtwO9uEA3Vm4N3xBMLdJRqPHEyhnLGRNsj3WXuXmXhtQJ1pGNlJduqVPGdOKFte54K52nHoWeDTmwXgjjaczyWye0Ntrz_LkrHTwf5Yv5qMGE75sOWidbWsLk6bqHoLvNutmYXOM3LNxVs/s400/cooler.JPG" />Very relaxing couple of days on a beautiful river.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610005063117457778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIwbHWG63sjtkIascJfEyESo2kluZ8L72E4-qGhc8wWtClF8iCFtiFtU4rIFz5ClXwfPFAzRsPKo6cvV0jwH7bJ3QfLEKc04_T37GrXuT8Q981gmJM52lqqy8UmcF1chFTg13uH1n3wy-z/s400/189610_1861606827080_1448235655_2122055_5784459_n.jpg" /> Occassionally we stopped to do some playing and coaching, everyone was very attentive!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610005059391767666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC3p14siReR-jKcK9PcITma-e5qI3AC7rWRIrhYS8tbI3-EaR-2nvkbN8OVRzWbeL3TSXs2RCE1lnUu_bRYVwvgGdmdgPvWvg9Zuulgna4PyvszMsc-6KPHOjTTF8cCQDbl-YujbEoOBZ9/s400/188955_1861604587024_1448235655_2122046_8350624_n.jpg" /><br /><br />Although this was supposed to be a relaxing trip after a hectic symposium - I think some of the coaches were taking it a little too easy!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609987507390981570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmC5tg3Ni7OS-t5GldyVWZXGeIrcTYCutXSNpAQ2fmIzCUKPdSF7EPaL4GzZ9fCKKvtVu1_8uduhyphenhyphen9Oymiofi_Jg_t3sT7Xx176nwpm3ZQyXsuctkk-5c3lGt-C9C-RyGScAJvY3UPEW8S/s400/185824_1525513191247_1637160706_1065205_2453753_n.jpg" /><br />What a great river - we managed to stop at a number of features to play with ferry's, breaking in and out, and even some traditional skills <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609987501431717890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivC1zychURWu8Lmho3dneNN872TuMWfcjOz7zUuhU3gipDOPureFRj0JQsMlV_Oyjqc-XelrXHu7jvIeQEoNxJDVeg3qrfVOXVUO_o_fFZESXNkcAiTH4PmGylajgAOhTXRWNfn1vyzcOW/s400/184787_1525513631258_1637160706_1065209_8235036_n.jpg" /></div></div></div></div>Phil Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948164051013504090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997633421884539600.post-11796842327745170862011-04-16T08:05:00.000-07:002011-04-16T08:11:19.751-07:00Level 1 in TampaCongratulations to Jay, Ed, Bret, Rachel, Lisa and Rich on becoming BCU L1 coaches. Jen and myself had a great time teaching this course! What great people! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZMtB6YRNsoaNZNymM-nZdy5FF5a30qSYo71JgBl2vq8ZZJe5uRiKWWnIYu47dVm5dh9LZVyqBUz-GzWRgv3ZVPYRRJNNFhTB3tbocO1F1BChbrFBYHZ-YHeXPbtd48uzcIt8EQiwIrYI/s1600/Florida+L1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596198352182265698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZMtB6YRNsoaNZNymM-nZdy5FF5a30qSYo71JgBl2vq8ZZJe5uRiKWWnIYu47dVm5dh9LZVyqBUz-GzWRgv3ZVPYRRJNNFhTB3tbocO1F1BChbrFBYHZ-YHeXPbtd48uzcIt8EQiwIrYI/s400/Florida+L1.jpg" /></a> <br /><div></div>Phil Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948164051013504090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997633421884539600.post-72475967956732520892011-04-13T13:47:00.000-07:002011-04-13T14:14:21.466-07:00Florida!<div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>Now at last it was time for some Winter sunshine. </div><br /><div>First stop was the Sweetwater Kayak Symposium in St. Pete's, Tampa Bay.</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595177561754186242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdf3Ji-6uW-ddfx8_Yqd_7LmsYzJOQ-w_fc6nMbRrk-WotWr62v7gwC0shUYFMyVajHyqKLgKM1zWoGX0-OXkVV78qJs2H3zAA8QR4Q6oLD8a7fZtBp08m4UHncNaqflhgw7pkTosJNltp/s400/sweetwater2.JPG" /> <br /><div></div><br /><div>This was the third time I'd attended this event, and as always it was awesome!</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595177558688430674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja3RzflG2T8xQKVWMcpwv-ig18yfRugldUrs95T8ycRUvYV2gHp-VY5VHlf25mTdjxzqRehDcG4Wd0OUXm3dx-wlAzrjuWCy11S9KzVbHV3oiUxxryc0Dcj4zXx9eU_sLp5FH5vXqXkepb/s400/sweetwater.JPG" /> <br /><div></div><br /><div>We went paddling in stunning sunshine is the Gulf of Mexico.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595177543015770962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhZ2H-WT6pANpLtZECz8dBl0WriOHDJR80cuxVjj-bdMWQmPJtmoP0FjHTqPRG3X2zU933kn_9SLLtpMFPPLyGDA0dyG7VG1_P6gjU60l4DMIcnYbK_zZNcZ0lu8SRgJdwKBxROFDgvA7/s400/fort+desoto.JPG" /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>There's some big boats out there!</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595177549381002098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFCG47d_Bm0-K7YxIa86FxjSiAHmjD0xwLKVEl1aeBfpURg0i9pJZG5L6zId1ThhWkWbjgIPl_P2heaCnFOjGfB3DyDEZ5MsMhu-m5UhSBi_29scR3q3qwbe_whTvkP9bhvl-e87C8WoB/s400/IMGP0915.JPG" /> <br /><div></div><br /><div>I ran a Level 1, a Level 2 assessment and a three star canoe.</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595177539765741986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTaQmiZAJGS3gdAQPee0HJ-g_jAyu62lDWkPABLV-lSc4anctwbNXV4Ng4ihjcotj3Px20YBsW4PMaPoMr-9VW8WuwEpguphhmQsqBYFOmd1SC7P_bYSAA5NZcu3GOOXNsyE-EPEEB8GF/s400/canoe.JPG" /> <br /><div></div><br /><div>How cool - you can buy a huge bottle of Tequila, shaped like a carbine!</div><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595178547720604130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyT8IfUFEOxFG-QWWLjBYjwSbk7h4TszXmN2oDUIXvsCoi98RPyjHeVXnscqgQ6upLI3rv-qlhvfFlCCKccCt4tHMLdfR6aLMhQTPu639JSn4U74rV3d-hGOAwNCllzbQTmq3c9t3N85qa/s400/tequila.JPG" />Many thanks to my 'brother from another mother' Russell Farrow, for inviting me again, and organising such a cool symposium!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595178554269419234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia2Anpavn58s00rS-TGHI4382lQdyDfNjBvAfcLqsWXV8zVIiKFwAczF8hB9Jal7MDuwcVzdRsNjtWBhX1OFcB-45PJipt6RsOL9nIRmudpVkCyAXo1wWlg4T0Dv1mB35DmQ6BJqDN_S87/s400/russell.JPG" /> <br /><div></div><br /><div>Check it out next year!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Phil Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948164051013504090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997633421884539600.post-4688442426083942942011-04-13T12:58:00.000-07:002011-04-13T13:47:45.199-07:004 Star Canoe Down South!<div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>OK, January 2011. after seeing in New Year at Butlins Minehead (much better than it sounds, and better than I expected!) it was back to work. <br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>First off was a 4 star assessment on the Dart, open water day done on the estuary, and the river day on the Lower, because of very high levels we had to have a week off inbetween the two days!</div><br /><div>The open water day was a little bleak! Cold, wet and windy! Good challenge!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595169971165929554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-il4aNtuuwbtdlHUILmdCUfdGwKv3Tvif1PoujFgVAGFY1wwvembu2usrtRLxPJ6iokBEjDIQTF-2xHaATfmksdqKdDJNnFNquPMrvYNUdvZx8AF8qB354yehQtJmXiAKzKiuEDb2fbL/s400/Bleak.JPG" />The day was brightened somewhat by a seal, who followed us for quite a while popping up between us.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595169976367769954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-P5yxSVlmeY1nZiC0Tk-1WQAyzxaUL_2BMtMhF3M4RK0hFj9oIxWc38j6RiM5JoAuKSE8YMkgHACbUWRfhNUhPS4Q462TTYl7UrXZKhfEEh5Lwkt3fz4UR4bT1r1JYXBWPNv8Bz70PpX/s400/Dovey+and+seal.JPG" />He then sat and watched as we ate lunch and set up sailing rigs<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595169963167712258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7X32CRYegPgIVGuw7p0yqWQZ9PDxM4Q5i9PwP-snwrFHPKQON9fhJcu_J7sXr8Snoth1FKaNIhHGMNRl6QZt1XkX_G8v4gXp6336Hgi1bA90jUzL6a79kPE6YxxM657Jlfi78z2hS6Nl/s400/Ben+and+Seal.JPG" />The open water day the following week, by comparison was absolutely gorgous! Devon is a truly beautiful place when bathed in Winter sunshine<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595167688849457874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXXM7MF2VIcExqZTAH15wR15ZICxTfFGSflYbHqdGWwV1TpB4zpOX6sQFXDQP4kFJSB048QcjL6GjfmIsbJqLDb9dwrsjdYUR1SZF0Q9phabEv26zV_JmctwYhwecUaW-yn8tRGp_c5jz/s400/Dart+2.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595168765986084642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhtJm7wIgYFBzkfyhoe6DHbyGTYuPYhA-9fwrA5SKZJNOY_upZLnsw6i9c_B6-yoE9f-Kvp4IOb0mRzWMovXRmoHy618p3rTjJnPTE0YqbUSw4wMedyxuL_rjlbthFOMfn09ksPuQ-HO0/s400/dart+7.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595168756233204834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLniJaFrKR3y3oCqzaxSy_sH_oohov7SK9reVAQlMWwW8_8DTgO1MsL38dPxHVZ6c2mhfOj8G3SA_UXpSCwe7ocXaugg8IeeCfD4tPU2s_aNHHRmB_pT-9Eo_qz4MhfCqvroDWcs_EAsWK/s400/dart+4.JPG" />Ooops - time for a rescue!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 278px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595169431574259042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNviYTD4aUBMeXQ3adZK-mPqM1XwHWKtC0Hqa70nQWpogeTvEa6s7DBLekO77byxrqc7AkQUSlTTyT7UNJwv6fwMZD7UI1t2GBrMxq0hNeyyMNlfRhpxqXAfzojXkyY_G1ERABnZNFos-/s400/rescue.JPG" />Working up a sweat poling!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595168774760979970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8EEc-SNROiMopMA6nWkSRk9CQGUMGwYbj-sFWtGeiuDNR_pYj4hHvOLvi4u22tCzryu4zfRhIfEUh_YcWseUdvPLEACjq1RSiujeo-UCp22ptf_VkbUPcq34INRY3nI_p70Oc9e0KcgY/s400/poling.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 272px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595168763552643266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1Gv9SsfF3OWCh6-TOCedDl8d2tMTVFAv9XA7zpLOhzc4Gdsd-qZaxPFLmrHB2puMDc4AExI10KCls4I43V9gcoh7RVWy1b3dlgmg0zeKVOU0JTaXdvF0sltaDkhJX6aq9y8AAv8xyDMz/s400/Dart+5.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 258px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595167667270186850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQH1h-l1m8lxQToUuPZy9I55H4Qr-6rsurIy5mgtOQFgRxB4w2YWFVSZ9m5AW3xA-RkBoqizRsZAwvUQvEh3Vvnfi2iBQaI-s5kj-idSUtesjRx4fap5GJgS7ZTF_CX7PZrtg2Xz_aEIhu/s400/Dart.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595167682809411506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ia4EjYSL9e5CdXfcpL8mMdW4mCsR2yvybuYNPwiclYu5fp8dRPHFMU7Rdu2g4NF1tx463w7346teRkKtnYi-9Rd-aOSE0G6GrHKkpMeaFj7rgJY0qM6ZG-b2rpqwYmCktd6L1yP36Sbw/s400/dart6.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595167675417317154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0QbzFeNqleQSuk6O-9Yp4PlTVfnbDgURS8r0XMVQBedfROjuFALCm95GMoOH5vb9TpjzNougvTnBXJ4V30PxW4_obALAOXJP3T0ViGGsO8X8TVn79J3EUpx-pl6TyRMls-nOH5krjyGy/s400/Dart3.JPG" />Oh this could go badly!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 273px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595168772096069490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5Du7V12QsQqdY3NhrQf7V4gDMfTAQwNZDfdl9gbrSffnlTj9hrnqD-kicBPATTW79PPsRruYbDMN90JfSYhZnaQr8ZStOLUjC29JKP3QiZldamdYDT-lPrqcqRQjdVCR2yaL1SGEkuBn/s400/end+badly.JPG" />Guessed it might!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 293px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595167665363150706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymmoADaVNhTx0URAk6UU26rEFvnGY79lUI4wD2PUHnHGppPyC_0eA8iCONDk2TYVZxJlt9fPKj6tViK-PaykZrrsJrPBPImf-7CmDYSZ9ohb_Lq95va5jpxL7MyOPrOTL9iC8Xe_u5B5S/s400/badly.JPG" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Phil Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948164051013504090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997633421884539600.post-9158449740031281172011-04-13T12:34:00.000-07:002011-04-13T12:56:30.714-07:00Catch upOh Dear, I'm afraid I've been a bit lax keeping up to date with this in the last few months, so here goes for a whistle stop catch up! <br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div></div><br /><div>December started with a drive down to PGL Liddington in freezing conditions to work at the Canoe England Annual Coaching Conference, I ran some Foundation Modules and did some work with some L2 Mentors - good fun!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Then I was running a number of Level 2 and a Level 1 courses -they were all cold!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595158421352772546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFPvVriCFgkkVSZlR6_QcFlvo0AMJrNGKPy1i7FswWxjD1qpGxk_f1StgRD-E1MDilxiwK8LrcvMXMH_0GXzqsoZ7MySlurIaNCTmHvEWibUrlcen7DFWwfK_3Oih1x7oPPZK7bx7tRpZ/s400/IMGP0608.JPG" /></div><br /><div>Sammi - demonstrating her L2 walking on water skills!</div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595158440650147250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFjT5xdwvSO6iwl-Yl21XYrAftoZECpnUcmx9QW-a96xtQ3TDseyBD2J0Rcrzkm5MTXDzTzqGEp5ykamFOw45oU31ulYDtk3B4hQIjHLRq7cWnBwSMmBaR9HIsVR5u2bHYUFzUtoSlNdQ/s400/IMGP0619.JPG" />Cold, but stunningly beautiful!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595158428291561810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRJq5753LNv3yUnuXqwvoPFRAipsaZ9K0wKj7JxI8Lb4rz4f-JMCETuasnYMLmtzuyumh3XrRT76bAF4bmuO26mUgNYWJIczyhyphenhyphen5hNPQ0V5K7V8FN8ulK8R-j51pIZstD9x73M5qxquEn/s400/IMGP0610.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595158418543044946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOK2gDxScUHkx_slrgs4gqZZzaYDqkeDTvq9hTM7TL3YiluDy2EuHdApL7gbsosgWD0U0odEyqQ2ftY1nnFrWlOh29tbvx9DsKHmSBVyfD8oFOzmJqgSWbbYo8mtwIfB6P_zAy0JEH9aC/s400/IMGP0611.JPG" />I'm getting so good at these L2s now I can do them standing on my head!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595158433284739490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtfY26uFqOuueiROSs4oyD4gCKDqGnkSP5mdMjbKa0eJMxbsDBvvI_zoaa6FrpPVQYDOLwlTaQm_WJpePgfqA4ezZXRhskka1yQQKXVESjVY8U6TxmeLyWr0FQKtO1_ynR75w1RK0oEdZ/s400/IMGP0616.JPG" /></div></div></div></div></div>Phil Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948164051013504090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997633421884539600.post-150878012727526592010-11-30T13:36:00.000-08:002010-11-30T13:51:31.298-08:00WWS bRRRRRRRR<div><div><div><div><div>So, my cold week just gets better!!!</div><div> </div><div><div>This time its extreme White Water Safety and Rescue course for the Hardcore Leam Boat Centre Massive!!!</div><div> </div></div></div><div>Todays office - </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545462222461319922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieuB8eH8srcW-eATqDV8ZuYHWCtioy4bLeFwS0ApGGmiPg_z-FzxxaqI8MHONlB7Fbqv6TlwEQurBEsIJNuCTzc2pID2sN0gNXPhIycX2DHIP__F7ZUWgwZqUtNogVL567gOThNev0vWBK/s400/IMGP0601.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div>The temperature readout on the truck says it all!</div><div> </div><div> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545461748708113858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Ye95Pri2OBa8u4JD1ER4GP3OBfPlhr7ajyhzPzkPHRpMiE4hyHgYGgoqNLNAHzpoYrJRp6VL3Oq9Llf3FeT_nlJyfhmVS7DXWj1vuH8-OUXfVkLbP-s96uaJ714vxZZP0264cjyaYG-B/s400/IMGP0596.JPG" />Alex testing the water!!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545461788624205602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSskq28JYMcyGJ3d8MAFvgb8mJ42i4oZxU_LnrlOFG699b1_0LvrgXSgBk_C91b3pMDHK40mHQyRTXxmaw2kz56S4IP-XCADI9i9iXf-NRMvJVDVjf0RIS9JlG2ahXG4IL9qTgonY5AaH4/s400/IMGP0600.JPG" />Nicks in next! Rolling over the eddy line.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545461755252378338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEYe2Hk8QcG46a_R6wiLaVms8b5203C675oMKHUJ31KhRtqx8IYIZAjyo4yXt55u8vC8Gyw_u14v5H-havH356D-4KSKRb2SL3yVAp4yCJXZ1TeF0wMgMpQWei8utG5K85rbkkMRbkGXy/s400/IMGP0597.JPG" />Cold but happy!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545461763848637250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLQTZV3GNciG9JdqlcLph5qyl8LS6etmMlH_ccnpSt2fS7CJCFcKyw6Z6gR0gzfPK-LMPNKYBVa6VfrNIj3FER6vIT0k5cGfgYhwgGdlJ7REDOCsgbZ88QMXX1hXmGgY6ZQaWTFwrrrPcF/s400/IMGP0598.JPG" />Everyones safe - Duncan's on the line!</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545461776061918674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeETN-oG1uYuEqkOUp3-q4eC6GjUxGwCqH6gprpej0RWUEtmNS_9GGi0AXNm9-DbKcQKWHCF18vjERmvD3MPtl97FnZ08ZkmyWxQKBuEXYFSnWN-9NaQxXC5ijHviRHCthH2ScE-6e7qwq/s400/IMGP0599.JPG" /><br /><div>Well done guys, I was all for cancelling the course, and would have done if it were for lesser mortals!!!</div><div> </div></div></div></div>Phil Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948164051013504090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997633421884539600.post-85378923979369074962010-11-30T13:18:00.000-08:002010-11-30T13:36:02.398-08:00More cold level 2<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>This time it was the second weekend of a L2 training at Leamington. The ice was a little thick!!!</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545457851238352738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIes2Tpc7Hmzb7LW2ha7bV9p1sX7AsfLU4rr6UJOy-GitE0S01Fka9NGEkSsrO8YkE_66B49KMGnJiV6eWJkTaw0mZO1cHsvU0pW10EYxKBq4eh3my8W7UNzjJT-4mFw8LJd7uurHLHpk/s400/IMGP0574.JPG" />Off go our intrepid kayakers on an ice breaking mission.</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545456270523013202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0UVsR5RRi2-eMox9qAdh3k4L4AR7ICUa9NFzAzRaIAaG84P6OIfXoDWRtghwWjpvaxfZSMxLwj9ZObI526zCePTb5QOiLEzArnNTvR5hBsuecXY_yR2iiZzcBnyk6l3cSJQNYKYiOGg_/s400/IMGP0563.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545457852348181186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUw7xdTqIdMdw2_tnOT8zepZeZdiTcePm6xtdQ7MhFYXWVsVTCOqwY86jzWhzYwsmvr1MwlWGqz1hq8TcoP9XqBy54gyGHLQzhX0M8wH-dLWsqzJH_EmF629kKn7S7WPkGXn_SEltas2kb/s400/IMGP0576.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545457842230242242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUSDCIRFuA8gSkGbJQh7NU5o6aZtoiq6nP-h3mZ7e895y904cv0sn40WcvWxCwT3kBdxYMA1OPEGr6pxhriGHx1f9vCsjqWwUenUYY9bF_jguKrG2GkSRXl1-Xb1TKkGABYTTj9tHWi4gv/s400/IMGP0568.JPG" />Don't try this at home kids!</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545457861789724386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOK7nw-BwElrwB0gPwsNaFE3gP9MuPCF1HfUECJLiDo4yk6mhpUQcXE6WArYfnG9bfE5DfCChOrkTF3IBduD3Oqoh8evLgwZ7Zd5oVQrzCKdrTt-FTUdIvoUIgOegfZTrCxbGmsP7Itk9/s400/IMGP0582.JPG" />Pretty though huh?</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545457956351144034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin9mlCzSJx4OEdjLsA_kW5lprX001jejArlkvNCcl9moSTvjkxUG4eVaJpda16oWB3eVnGwHK1o_R5QFoz8fM0clwP7lxH1ALgMqxAqyhSq4GHmZ1ocFUog6F5VhWJof50p8o2Yx_7hAtS/s400/IMGP0590.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545456299810728370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0r3MQxy5cPiFez4kQFh9-m5mKobyTmAZJLmyxRVllc74-q6BgI3tquL3d2pcME6LLlTqnDzqbGhnWVVBfey0h0zRTnqzx6nBZbDa3QuopiMgZBn56Kjl_q9C8QQG0wXC_HXlsxLKiwvf9/s400/IMGP0566.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545456291383336434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpY_WavJQtj2ALhBdzA9dhGLnQAeF8NzQNzr3nwPaKQfGDuH_PDRZj2B9CSzMlmui_TdyPFUhURoRwM8oklmowJkgECVsOg79pM1HxfmLdLGvis2G2HKBIgZ6zO7gQGPnA4dnAtT232RHm/s400/IMGP0565.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545456279470025970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWnSK1HJL8k6qwx05BMA0fdrc6adz2HpXkv0CIewF-5LDDrFqc8GhDm0SzTFwo2td-mFR00-mv9-HLzJrXJiXosY9DD9hcG3BgMa4x_R0fEGDL0gn_foCjjUVNmYemIjgbcSaS9x1km-bO/s400/IMGP0564.JPG" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Phil Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948164051013504090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997633421884539600.post-12100142527269274222010-11-30T12:35:00.000-08:002010-11-30T13:05:52.151-08:00Level two in the Cold<div>Just run a L2 assessment in North Derbyshire, it was a little cold to say the least!<br /><div><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545447668011644322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFedEvtEDYiqEXMPHHRwWgQ3qtPo-opvq9X19PXoWMoNA0w_ploftYTI1adMxJ6og3alP2KQuXqOqpxe1dxTgqDK_vQLDQZ9Fj8UwQL828HvX4Ykie_SqXtwxYwLsXE4sD4cmq5R1PTfY/s400/IMGP0557.JPG" /><br />Good job the Edale crew are hardcore.<br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545447720446382930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjod5JPQ2sqmblKJ07r_cQAxcS0CCqj8gNxIjijpg8ezQxyF-d08r5rDlggN5QJMDr_wNbXspnWClcq0kgoOgALYE3qB_YFX_R_fzZ54uYI6gDdXq7hxIav60I6SQJc7l-iELpUufeLIRZE/s400/IMGP0561.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545447717897188882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pK7IvTHBOogjAkq_XZw-ONQHzhxIxxQR6lpZNz8FfkAYFyHvbxFPAE5PbkWei_h0WQ8IiQfSlD2x46neUny3Zw3Nvz9nkZBcjzfcYFNm3aIkSz-ELPWdsmvz2LJIustCqdargQu9g6zG/s400/IMGP0560.JPG" /><br /><br /><div>Everyone passed, so that's awesome. Thanks to all the 'guinea pig' students - they were pretty hardcore too.<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545446550986797106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhraXQtytpK2Ven9jWOyO0oZMpU2fWSgmsQTR6oi62Z2I70Q-zzOpLihx-DsN3sz4el-aauql_GQCMLBm-O9A3ULUZdn-1i2z6FmDGJXd9i7KfUfRv5xs0OUqRP7CJpXmnUKtNAJ-N28NEn/s400/IMGP0562.JPG" /><br />Jenny was really excited - they don't have snow on the Isle of Man!!!</div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545451336884456066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtk6tA4d0AmV5bzygMKmly05c4WNr4ZvrlB6qrDVGLjkgbPMAlQJjSh8BCZjImV3qdr0IwfnTMljpQhppnDgKKODQi0B191bPHyDRGdtCRy0bhpeTqQveFVd_6VBwbO095bAFy8tg0oE2b/s400/IMGP0558.JPG" /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>Bugsworth Basin -what a cool place, well more than just cool today!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545447700298634290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhc0dW7JfX7WmF2FCoCgFt88DoVLfX_6qQmdWTMGYqCEji8rbpBSMzDFcz4xS0GXoQZ6vrdzR2gxJu70rwAjrkDwmaXnzog3E1xX6JxMuokD-NUNJw30FAJ5isdYNyMAKlcwU_F9rDhQn/s400/IMGP0559.JPG" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Phil Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948164051013504090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997633421884539600.post-51978751213398480852010-11-22T14:13:00.000-08:002010-11-22T14:43:58.699-08:00Old Jersey!<div><div><div><div><div><div><div>As opposed to New Jersey!</div><br /><div>I got invited by Derek Hairon from <a href="http://www.jerseykayakadventures.co.uk/">http://www.jerseykayakadventures.co.uk/</a> to help him run a 4 star sea on Jersey.</div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542503443256385282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-I1T-L4t2N-hESb6QuOASCq9PYaj_tFL2ZoHAowNB-Javso15YBYcPQGxgjL2Xp4da4f9Zirq-acQ-BKARIGEz8TZcDEprNZdGxsRmW1X0qEn_LTveyIs_nMeTu3uzU89R7i7_5qid8E/s400/IMGP0536.JPG" /> I hadn't been to Jersey since I was twelve so I was dead excited.</div><br /><div>We had a training and an assessment going on, so I was switching between the two courses, I met some great people, and had some awesome paddling. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 534px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 408px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs990.snc4/76380_459484135492_73329850492_6110880_3865574_n.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542503453671591826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VuGu0KK8NikB1QJ6hqJmDJSL6DjJk4kr08y_mXpIykhK21Mlv4yCqJVHFUN3bIQwH9PG3e_RMgQ2oeZxAhnmVFWXbHwd2pfNpYlEZfY_vMdR56zG4RF_OnGN8pUfCdsAmBmm6lPBruhU/s400/IMGP0537.JPG" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p>We launched at <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=49.23915,-2.08194&ll=49.23915,-2.08194&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1">Boulay Bay</a> on the North Wesy coast, what a great venue, shelter from the wind, but as soon as we got round the headland we were into classic four star territory!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542503467505133138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29qtapcyPNw4GBo7k8XhX9sQWqkjYeisXZT7Jc-bDO4Wr49s5ebIcwsdo5ORpaiDfQQkYcBUpbHfHjD0yIHp60FOMZIm7Ev9klOq6oALRMtgEHQuZl0sXg3BptwmAd8Rtn1UtZMNIGK0D/s400/IMGP0538.JPG" />It was very pleasant when we launched - this is November don't forget!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542503462536932834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdmMWLFgFfYVW5Ks3XjW5_NVkk-Cqcugu1IJ681getdHRnlDNVyRpB_DfRAvRDnd89y4JerTVPIw1I1_JjE97HnnJE1dt4bqDP-dVu9827eiGSUAZ7YEG-8K1fHlZ-9bPjrACMvb0wcsP/s400/IMGP0535.JPG" />Bit rougher when we landed though! Time and tide wait for no man, especially on Jersey with 12m TIDES!!!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542503480103466770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJnrZ3oENvtHVy48yzd01Xcmu6sY9D7LJNd3yiFjjjj5JTnOBeelVK0JfYK13dCaylRpMCS64yzSaFsvCVgdaIVhsqGJLRukjg3cNjuOLgdq9LYHuCic-V4z4TD4LT_S3anzhDUNYYPas/s400/IMGP0542.JPG" />I fell out of my kayak - on purpose! and demonstrated cowboy re-entry - yee ha!</p><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 497px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 415px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs570.ash2/149279_459482995492_73329850492_6110869_1148170_n.jpg" /></p>Phil Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948164051013504090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997633421884539600.post-63846528161043843782010-11-22T13:52:00.001-08:002010-11-22T14:09:51.752-08:004 Star sea in San DiegoBusy, Busy, Busy!<br />Here's a few photos from a four star that Jen, Ginni and myself ran in San Diego.<br />This is a rough ground landing on the breakwater that seperates the San Diego River from Mission Bay <a href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs498.ash2/77147_495792907418_631567418_7801153_1883231_n.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 432px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 319px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs498.ash2/77147_495792907418_631567418_7801153_1883231_n.jpg" /></a> Matt on the same breakwater sticking plasters on make believe holes in his kayak!<br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542496376980289202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixDingpYYsQ08iDGN1ypxHJlJwIE87aMfzCW88n_2EbQlqUrGTux_EIqIRTqk_11Svl_6yMdh3fbCrJDl73DcGMbRZGC-dsn-c51KYZ_OqbuvfwmMur2K0H2JkgnPNoUTaSnTqy1m9KStB/s400/IMGP0531.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 278px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542496364833015826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyn4B_i3RKBWGNMYS71kwTLHCAKp8071ocXVIpw-Wkxe_U5sWuHJpePTDlqq81EyIVt8HLuNqfwMI6w1UD8NcSsoIvmmRJb_GxUCguVPo40NASJVf0GbXjrODdwWjKu4chJcjdCxItGftD/s400/IMGP0529.JPG" /> We did some surf landings on Dog Beach, I tried to take some photos of the guys in the surf, but inconsiderate dog owners kept getting in the shots, ya gotta hate it when that happens!<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 308px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542496463439863794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHTKiip2ssnhyKAn45hij6Haa3y0jGQVwq2Ul55FjNYy8TlcsyfOVMVa0-NbV4pwPQ6VJLDIYuiiceOr-l-Ih1tm_dJ7JMrI-NTJsBRBQNDtRDcQsZNYuIOEpJgYcMid9DRestv4iHSjE/s400/IMGP0528.JPG" />Here's a man happy in his work!!!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 432px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 324px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs461.ash2/73409_495792527418_631567418_7801138_7172511_n.jpg" /><br />Next day we headed North to La Jolla (it's pronounced la hoya!), this is a really cool place, sandy beach and sea caves - here's Ginni and Mike getting kitted up (Mike took some of the photos in this blog entry)<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kR4SF7-4kn8tbvNJ_AaCLpjBWaI7RBh7gvVZ_-p9EzK4yI7ef4bYjsDHWjbj4jRsjWkd30DjjJ9FNaDWSDDTIn1sqnwo348LBpqBM6aQVqI-MZEXNTsezcNOG4GY3dNAyWVWMs2O2JDM/s1600/IMGP0533.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542496382539419378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kR4SF7-4kn8tbvNJ_AaCLpjBWaI7RBh7gvVZ_-p9EzK4yI7ef4bYjsDHWjbj4jRsjWkd30DjjJ9FNaDWSDDTIn1sqnwo348LBpqBM6aQVqI-MZEXNTsezcNOG4GY3dNAyWVWMs2O2JDM/s400/IMGP0533.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div>Phil Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948164051013504090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997633421884539600.post-24934153036181042312010-11-22T13:42:00.000-08:002010-11-22T13:52:17.813-08:00CNTP in SDBCU love their TLAs (three letter acronyms)<br /><div><div></div><div> </div><div>But this is a four letter one - Coastal Navigation and Tidal Planning. This is a pre-requisite of four star sea, so I took over Jen's Aqua Adventures shop in San Diego over a couple of evenings to deliver this course to local paddlers.</div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542493516592185474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZwDfsVsTl475sjq8e35aUOy10hE-KHYU2F8drgW3yF4S5Tf0TfwLCsNjzW0JiMR32t5iRwsysOfNvYLyQoNIClwHmqEc6Gv7M16Th7myDSZxJSnI5idBkpSpLLBO-H04qjBZsb_-2iMF/s400/IMGP0527.JPG" /></div><div>I did have to get my head around the US differences in navigation, their bouyage is backwards and they have negative tides and no cardinal marks, phew! Luckily Ginni was around to help out when it all got a little to complicated for the simple English boy!</div><div> </div><div>Students seemed to enjoy it though, look how studious they are!</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542493507101838690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNACJinFeQuf-CwWKUXRZkWBZcnfWoFBvrwf4jZzCDuTScRE2c2hmtvSGDHoexyMqWgisIVaeNgMfgF34LG4QL5Eql5TZISXhnH2RlFdZexEryoD2hOsN6yUoc6ZhIrgDWTKd7_3e4F63q/s400/IMGP0526.JPG" /></div></div>Phil Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948164051013504090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997633421884539600.post-25222773622089892732010-11-18T05:59:00.000-08:002010-11-18T06:21:08.856-08:00Level 1 in Loreto<div><div><div><div><div><div>Jen and myself running Level 1 on Rattlesnake beach, don't let the pictures fool ya - it was really tough work!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540891007168441010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUrr5iJr2v8QuN76X8wzq97XICVPDglrHZL0WPeR0wZusKh-ppTKKsAxNoKURBOG-cPwi4D6Dvscn7vSLX8gIa_7k4PqQB6JqG0WOPvNScHHeb5GKt5krq-5lf5vp_aPa4cnoQlwAiB0k/s400/IMGP0377.JPG" />For one of us at least!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540892668249134290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0t0IgNqzyAqvYJqDHKB3GIOdGY97BP7RQ_Y5lVezfwGqtLy5EZVGCH9XS9N6YCbFXLQ2uz5hbuyEJg0qhkcFGI_Fla6Rb-I60S6IE3undaQiBtczwXzjVxBLxUhFwAtQTox8Mgc6GJcO5/s400/IMGP0391.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540891023670925394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7pJBF7gbkHLLN4U3fWOykKEf_dlGMo9rOMlpXoVZFrU-It4ETVIsRN-3kRhcjTFTPknR01ctyL_dsR8Hci9aLwP5mgejoK8dv-WDBhpJPgPWN_tA91I4o5A88foXOHlb7jOFcEGyR4UH/s400/IMGP0380.JPG" />BCU sylabbi at the ready!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540892661958486930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdgFcNcnNfuiqQRNdR2XA1B-3ZPKvi4BLl8EIUF_68kBHvnFyfPCfhd6LZIf1H03HOLcyy7wRymkNwNBOMT_FvNoUJdjVvW4mTnUTn8DIPuxiORxbf73QjtmBw4QzJDTcL7sUlM0QSK5I/s400/IMGP0436.JPG" />I did get a litte rest occassionally <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540892579960787906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDA_VsiZlXQQxsya07gQlivkXR0x8tQZBOTnE0_tjOYPvLnIwBJQXzc8u8oRfQZT4urkR_TbIzgHj1rCFZfBbT1I01wyT3fpUF00_CpOrKXp7jA1n-qyR1lSm-VPy-Ve_onh0SGWYlOF-E/s400/IMGP0368.JPG" />Girl Power! Yuri, Jen, Leah and Ivette - looks like a bit of product placement for Werner!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540890993284235346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_xG1HYDkI4Hf2nsxSCo3VtZk6DfRpYE5za5Xz4hYM4zzddTZoQttyQkFNXyqb5W1mRU5484k7ywIKmMbr7kLA34zhatY93i2CgUb2kZGdpl5d_NKgaCBGZbJVgvDchyphenhyphenm_b6ZG1ZpJYK0/s400/IMGP0335.JPG" />This was home for the week - the Tripui Hotel - what an awesome place!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540890996364557186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimp6YuhhAVDSbjsKK3J8-veVTXSf3Xk1-peV0PapPXwagQfwysK3Mwmvx2132Mwzy0RAIrWRrySRmuvzVAtvluGT0ZN6um1JTaD9kbkD0zwSWLNgSQLadPqfYFcyaKZnYRhUCyMezAE6H/s400/IMGP0351.JPG" />Food was excellent too, this is 'mole' which is actually chicken in chocolate sauce - how cool is that!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540892602195597138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOCANXO7BkOpGiSjTLSNyVL-gQ8N7VAVwWNmg_Z4xh1VU1hEL2j5kn3V9IJlt6cm5oPXAyCJU07FHbGg1l02OUI7sFeH_PRqweGF0Non-aKHLeIVWb6DOsJCBGQQf04o47iRCFb_lFZBg/s400/IMGP0401.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540892678047771538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9jChB4m2X-IdIOs6en8DdtyS4TheMI2mZmLhWaklbfN2kvQ8J5lbIiwi94Y23IUv0Fm4YB649Gr9JwWMfyE19tidwaqgYsEkcBbtMvh0qF5VBx0nACWgXrQqaIQUI-g2YQzjmCX4rKwY/s400/IMGP0475.JPG" />Unclaimed piece of meat turned up in Baja - turned out to be Foxy!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540891028196275442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErxltkt1i6lMxcW3x__b-qgemlD4gmn7pze6u2RgclHsmopvc7x0GvdCzO96gHcZ7BNhhOTHgInrfNJRys35aVs_Iwo4LfzhIMygGRhvuU-_04ipiK6z96wuUjFxtimWY7B2w1TXid8W7/s400/IMGP0362.JPG" /></div></div></div></div></div></div>Phil Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948164051013504090noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997633421884539600.post-80196138068525669022010-11-18T05:30:00.000-08:002010-11-18T05:59:28.076-08:00Baja!OK so thanks to Ginni and Ivette from Sea Kayak Baja Mexico <a href="http://www.seakayakbajamexico.com/">http://www.seakayakbajamexico.com/</a> Jen and myself find ourself delivering BCU courses in Loreto at the first Loreto kayak symposium. Ginni lives here - this is her camp on Rattlesnake Beach - this is the coaches getting breakfast, day 1.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540883353563647010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglE-oL-peI9tLc-moeZ78gnhWWam7YjQEz0ZsbO3ClWRXF0y7ghWFBFeUdtOBu9z_hUpUk4De-KTdsXcDXINL6gA6owRVO4XceYhms9m-DJQ0oRghhmswWD68znJbiCbIemFAuT7C83RcF/s400/IMGP0269.JPG" />When she aint living at Rattlesnake Beach or in Washington, she lives out of this truck - Ol' Blue! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540883355734263986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-Ji3SYrGc3eFcoFZ1Udtbs4IjL8fcCXyxRxEqFbG4kTQW6zV9jYO3ViCJ3p6o6ejGfIyajz-fHeBzEf6fJOhMU9P8qj-0dU5jiyeA45rjXmTAPffgVGZ69wj0m-XQ6NmN2b-0nOugfwe/s400/IMGP0272.JPG" />The Mexican students were very happy to meet their English, American, Dutch and Canadian Coaches!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540883415849683490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGjWCGYHTcv0PA5Lu5nrZduyrpMnvd0rKUIhS0bY5MaRYPaZdXaTj5JEW-Uz0tkYOGGX5T1bQE_ubjslnd1ZLLnTZz5JFKG-4xqsrGrlgoTMb-wHPCPnY6ey9y_6Mm_1vfY3TgUNMPM0b/s400/IMGP0288.JPG" />The vultures seemed very pleased to see us arrive too!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540883371080384466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZ80gm1urXmkDYZxXsb66p-MoKAGp3d3cT_PMWfQTCYIiKXRJ806zu1KZXOwkJuuJElem44nMqINgkliEfORAv_wk8kw5nj286qq3w2-Fqb5S73bk5rMfpMPHglg-7HZz-7BeAYY6uvo5/s400/IMGP0276.JPG" />I've coached at some pretty amazing venues, but this rates right up there with the best of them! I love Baja Baby!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540883367704162418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtAC6J4u25u0sMUeK1rKmqA6WZdLc6W1WoruEQBEAnR9qLwzWnjAsiPzU1Efpc7SRA0u8o48zPwejOnhMYTkB-frRYMPEyfCvJLYIuoXPs-_QvriifVdakksanpumLBKsYc8fU3egHde7/s400/IMGP0283.JPG" />Not a bad view from todays office - <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540885162218750914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ZVfOpTW-QpQUwC-CCQwmCUnMIGveiqQ0leNAdwZ80LXtzc8Qgiu3-rpHvEUL3bKi2HbB1Jj1Pcy-7rqTofe5xAcNNSaKqmNgRiFWFsVgdr_j94d9a1h923A4drRXelx57JWhVB5ukky9/s400/IMGP0301.JPG" />Axel and Jen taking a well earned rest from the rigors of BCU coaching!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540885114194037138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetbNRIM-IEJoRAy7X3R9ALZmq9r1e6etvsfY3u867iymLU4rT-8RVrlwvtWs319qBrb9Fzog-AaTzaldYqj0oEj7a2_NR0mY8q_3Z0cxGik-m9lkdVLYuq2vzvopZs4XqXGOsy1Uh0fEY/s400/IMGP0296.JPG" />Jen found this Mexican stray mutt on Rattlesnake Beach, it's a cross eyed cactus hound, I called it One-Eater because it only had one tooth!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540885152180135634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf6vsE3Kzkrrph8Qw71oOqlsgvNj4l4zxrJGFgQDynhZ0Jq35rR4jT0ViCZn01XQfT6iVyzavKXbv1UlK_aTgeTCWEXRcaoiaTnmGum1e-F8hZpV1YvtVZHPXWBtExx8pOBK5epV695OnV/s400/IMGP0285.JPG" />So Jen fell in love with the cactus hound, we took it to the vets in Loreto for rabies jabs and worming pills. Apparantly it's spelled Juanita, she has perfect teeth, and is now a 'bone' fide passport carrying US citizen, residing in San Diego - the American Dream is alive! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540885168830392514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxcE-yaeeh6_8T9pIuOVn28LgObGR-kOIQNCgjou4pxeOCubXYPVTFNOwy2xDuh8nMv3FvwkxHAgCkmoqK5_cn0zzjWBARwszc2nLBqKUxH0X5N6-Fl9v_Qm6AqC-PX-nkczBVfZJwp7E/s400/IMGP0323.JPG" />How come I never get to keep my pets??????<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540885102135045394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1aFW7TWoVlLyJiydh817Lywol0qlvps7UhJIVzpRNPDj6LArsBf-80pWrxidEu2ewQeirIy6HSpj7PuxCvfj6GVJmswrDbL8_fALBwOKIg5DLJiwJeCk4luE2ZzjT6sRMnVUZ4y_dvxb/s400/IMGP0287.JPG" />Phil Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948164051013504090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997633421884539600.post-22726224494930401522010-11-18T05:09:00.000-08:002010-11-18T05:29:42.102-08:00Road Trip - Mexico!<div><div><div><div><div>Back in the Big Truck again, this time we are off to the First Ever BCU Symposium in Mexico. 1000 miles down the length of the Baja peninsular to Loreto. Check out the canoes on the trailer, we were planning to run BCU 2 star and Level 1 Paddlesports Coach courses, so needed canoes, five days of driving round trip taking canoes to the Sea of Cortez!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540877703804170034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIf-S5M6pgH9K3Cxp6Hl9w5oxWz_Wdq5cH4BKX6C2CgHpl67NFvzCKkzj3EQmOgyKolgisNRBcAxPqFZTI5Gd7_8nFOjHxnquHNRuOwP3A6JvKlJHLG1Hf1T3YvSBJoc5C7dt4ozHaxva/s400/IMGP0239.JPG" />The road is pretty scary, some wicked grades and <em>curvas peligrosas - </em>you better get to know that translation isf you wanna do this trip! It's also very narrow for most of the time, check out this semi (that's what yanks call artics), nearside wheel touching the white line, offside touching the yellow! Imagine how close they get when they meet each other. On the bends it can get pretty hairy! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540877847248252978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCX7jv7dPM44IXlpibZ2krw6FhdszVbTTROzbfPdjte-wl4xP2T3sMeZhNeHvN5QMcYv9qCY1KBq5ly3TeSqiOp3DC3Bfy6OrYuJnEdjzLru-lD5ALXLElhAk6Yg2ACfQRzoMOC68mzQ3/s400/IMGP0256.JPG" />We did stop for a leg stretch and photo opportunity, that's a Cordone cactus - only found in Baja apparantly<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540877839637552050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7EtosT0-xHOciRwMY146MHpujp1FmJmKrA9vpJvlJXuyKyM_rME-BCaZM8pdTqHTCNY4-fYXCcYbKdbj7KzJVzxpzgS_zyK6CRxiDovJN3jyQLhyphenhyphenO4VnD2k6MjNdpUgmdKOmp211yKTt/s400/IMGP0253.JPG" />Jen showed me this little cave - <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540877786699621058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpUMcwdfNm6APX96tj4dK_4q-_CVtJOr4gMvR0oiCAvxW3OpzmfJ8XAqNAoNh4v4BqraCiQaCHSPLs3u4S0c9l2xqtXTCOIo45vfiZ1uYKLbopqtQDsiG_zpaRAdoqGcSr_KDPsNmCZ34l/s400/IMGP0243.JPG" />Some really coool pictographs inside, historians have nicknamed this the 'children's cave' because they think that these drawings were done by kids of the tribes, as they are quite different from other cave drawings in the area<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540877753047128210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeREEXUmqePmjE1uhv6lrVTCR8pqYMy7xNNr8GYNqyvINhzdPah5g0E-NmhjG2SZ9o1TThGTugxGw5SIz1mJTqbj9t5fv3aSuFwIuJbk13tMQb14OkMMWpULBmVj555pJD9oOxd6J8sz79/s400/IMGP0241.JPG" /></div></div></div></div></div>Phil Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948164051013504090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997633421884539600.post-59171318724464838562010-10-14T10:27:00.000-07:002010-10-14T11:18:00.998-07:00Four Star<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>So after one day at home it's back up to North Wales to help Rob Yates and Jon Cox deliver a 4 star canoe assessment. </div><br /><br /><div>Rob on the bottom wave at Mile End Mill<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527956113539109106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBQc6VD-_-yjbKYysmtOwVAhW3C4onZgkPTMU7UmRttKOlF7qVjzWzJkKA3oBfGp8OkJ5DQxKaYnrD5AGMqcnYFwMMXUHDKtNMlH1ShTOlm_rycI2ZUJFI48Hx3dHDdHOgZqMPMBNbuVZ/s400/IMGP0214.JPG" /><br /></div><div> </div><br /><div>Day One, and we are on the Dee, it on about 4 on the guage - so plenty of water for what we want to do. After the warm up paddle up the canal we are on the Dee just below the Horsehoe Weir, and paddling to the first little leadership challenge - Chainbridge Rapid. It took a bit of deliberation but we are soon looking down towards the Serpent's Tail, at this level it's a bit sporty for canoes, and outside remit for 4 star, so we are off with portaging and lining.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527956136671128338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsaqlR6wr1bkRfRRYj8f_KOpU8Bn8ZdqtdXN2H-5mPHNUg8KPBN6sQjib3jeDR-cwDScHhXBrSGGWPvjgbT7MwaEx89rZueTLCeqF21bs7k1qkNEyFTabFEFnLKyy84dVeI34TVRUJSwex/s400/IMGP0207.JPG" />We just had time at the end of the day for a spot of surfing fun in the bottom hole, in glorious sunshine.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527956118128452514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OBPiL0iWtmypuypIuNsNbkqtJlEbiHsXYiPRtbaiAjlzwYmDJ3jEa6-B_ou5RDvGNS77lZhNLkGCfbntv33MpqO3CFJa1nyKXiBNEWb1eJCX_FMziGYiFL1nJoiWb0TD4-EnWDBTe3wo/s400/IMGP0218.JPG" />Next morning it's off to Llyn Tegid - Bala Lake, and the glorious weather from yesterday was decidedly absent! the mist was so thick we couldn't see the water, Rob and myself simultaniously said - "Navigation then!" The candidates looked slightly worried, but not as worried as I was, I'd heard the stories of Teggy - the Llyn Tegid Monster!!!!</div><br /><br /><br /><div>No-one seemed in much of a rush to launch into the unknown - </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527960983631595602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKC_vdHpj1NtRHd6grNocpbLcdYfiWM3iSfb-8VQao3iwxi2Jxy4MaLQcrymlo5msQx3YQEwWwbCWbHb3Ci96i-MZkCkVlSVN-HFJU3DEhxIlpuvtbSqvCX0cFys1JEygSea-f9wpZ9RiI/s400/IMGP0220.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527960986525055026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5lII-yGCSc2jc8uUKh5e1mEQ696H1c81eP38pGF-dW-RnjX-2xmaePrcU_FUIIVXXtAeLigD1ypsckn5trOe-gzeftsc0u7SpkHLA2G-Dg0TBTYLO6A3qbZpVjF3oOZLCxl5-jjFnh-QP/s400/IMGP0223.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div>I made sure I kept 'line of sight' that was about 50 feet!</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527960995260277442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbCtVbfFm6v3WOg3I7NZydmLAMv0mqAYEXUJmC7wyIqIbwOlPstr_OqfkhkP9Aoy5UDdJ0avUmBDgG82_rnYeu9H2mfrThUlaFqPCgNAgBYB7_4id7na76Yi5-bDcH01i0iaTgIHxUVXS/s400/IMGP0227.JPG" />"Teggy, Where are you????"<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527956108373482002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMUgdq0mdwycu586ljXg6W0a-VrcIaSu_Qja0UsK4lHjEn2HRAWI-RXMxQfdDKTiClEiMSBpeGY3zLay0emrb442mKSEGWjJjm1aJP7CHrnLLKTskfjwPD5pt3ohen1NIfmZPA0gfoCbN/s400/bala+mist.jpg" /><br /><div>Eventually we found our way into the Upper Dee and began poling and tracking our way up, <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527963344046635618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8XoI1KYuC9v_mdmrU0B1FLjeEUcMkX9qg7V2EjUEd3k6A51SbvTlwPn6gAPQKpogLHEdK93vmHAb_7c_2MchW9IcbwgwmMc1o1ZNcCMsuqOdUjc06blWunQ5AIkJCm1mZpQ0lw1P3BCRu/s400/IMGP0230.JPG" />After a spot of lunch on the banks of the Dee we paddled back into the lake and witnessed a minor miracle, the sun was now out and the weather so glorious it was as though we had paddled to different country!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527962779824213602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWEBjaTapG5vEyNd6r4dn6wakQVmEMte_bPlxaXUiBatT5B7ZoK48d5vnj9c44F8rgW8zfID83Ec_dLMFZfCmt7kIvZ3BJtnVWBk_ylK0RMPvNNb2bnKcWKfEodwEUgd9RJy0nCwHcgTW/s400/IMGP0231.JPG" />There wasn't much wind for sailing canoes! - so we played with trim! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527963339237906498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrPyGfdAv55sVJudssRhuKEEFrau1VW5ebOJ2oL3JZZjEoKOOjcfjSXmV3bNofsnzMk1GscNqd0dQtBxfVlrW1YXaNdvpVFO8gfn1Sxqz4erubawQ7VDZTIHcYREoAJTcxuRv9_0EsDdEu/s400/IMGP0232.JPG" />Some of the group were so happy with the lovely weather that they dipped their feet in the lake, convinced that Teggy wouldn't come up now it was sunny.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527962785430645474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFqyV8QMdjihCBiKWfJdTjajZyIF-E4sIhPadnOQzWxZ9Hc5Tr9fwn03x0PX96MXXd0f9U1M-S0xuHhgP1lIpitbvr1uMjWT0Jl-4eBxrc9Yln12gnJATTp5mBo6JeR40ILvAFDo6jb3Cr/s400/IMGP0234.JPG" />If you fancy paddling with me, drop me an email - I always find fantastic weather! </div><div> </div><div>Not a bad job!</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527961002379805682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDKyA7r27Lian80JbgV6bz-vcncX3YJwrvTLyodR5g3X1duD3nu8TZUsHTDXlHyxDtXAealnEhaJfitpN913y2jTVLa7kXPNn_pXXRSS_HmD4crEzm6sEgZS7iDz23kvq5PCNNiYCjWmNX/s400/IMGP0235.JPG" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Phil Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948164051013504090noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997633421884539600.post-64954057514277347982010-10-14T09:11:00.000-07:002010-10-14T10:21:59.251-07:00Welsh Canoe Symposium<div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Each year there is an open canoe symposium, it rotates on a three yearly cycle between England, Scotland and Wales - this year it was the turn of the Welsh. It's quite an honour to be asked to work at these events so I was happy to get an invite to coach at this one again this year. The Welsh event is traditionally held at the Urdd Centre Glanllyn on the banks of Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake). It's a fantastic venue for a great event, waterside facilities, close to the Tryweryn and other North Wales rivers. Accomodation is excellent as is the food, with camping close by for the hardy types! There are workshops over both days for all abilities and tastes and very entertaining talks in the evenings.</div><br /><br /><div>Glanllyn - <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527937028822266290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtFe1tuJ4IG2DCBpTNnzSqqZOVnqE2Kqmasu7tQvXhYEBIziHbW7LXUA1LF71NFyPIIUIBVL2vv-jg0VBbDVWGn4QTwSl3zL1WrBgEFGGVygXL9uTQUrIRsfYODWQ9xHeSTXxGNrvGCqX/s400/IMGP0183.JPG" />My first workshop on Saturday morning was improvised sailing, using the wind to blow you along, using whatever bits of kit you happen to have to hand - all open boaters have a brollie about their person - don't they? <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527937015379820210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-rDikPm2rtr6GNKJJD9AmewV2IcQnNv3HIh6YROkSV_yFxyN2PQEpqsVQFARvJcV4XVSeGcRC6d0D34YcOae1ko8oMBX_hQ5Xmw_mhcekyM2P4ukP_uv_FoLV03F3MVeMrxZ5F7xJTfL/s400/IMGP0182.JPG" />Then we played around with cags on paddles, tarps on poles, survival bags etc - <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527937036461847282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwo2iGDGx2PIwWqMHCdRQKx4NNxul_YFpuiO3CDNRPa7Y4lqmkkgBSfNT-pvaKGNtmBAV-J9mf4ho7ZRiik9vHy8cKxjAWrIyNx_uBGiJc1_WbaMFkL3BG9h_jErCs55d91JrLivMB8nZK/s400/IMGP0184.JPG" />Then we played around with some slightly less 'improvised' sailing - not much room on that little 15 footer with the Jolly Roger flapping around!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527937039623449266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQH8Upq3CLYpgc2FyMdnfDGrGlSll9N6b4TkLCyLsSm4M-xupo0aakvxQXqmQTxG34IInO9gfl4JjQtt7COq3YZiZuixIhjfaBeGKOe0iyZBVfgNEX5nHVZUUnKv_5FkMwJM-oooS9S6G/s400/IMGP0186.JPG" />My second sessios was Deep water strokes which really was an excuse to take my Northern Sound Birch Abenaki out for some paddle waggling! - I found Alex out there with another one of Rob's Northern Sound Birch canoes<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527951138015025154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObZJrIBO2UQX62HHnsbXHIcqNIu6M-scd7qvJ06tKNGgCIMIP79n09JyDRzzX5YDzl7epkTByWDbT6FyGxrdcis7SprEHm2F5NYy95kOU5yhTW-Fw5WHIpmGjImPOUlsj927y3TzfO3pM/s400/IMGP0202.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527951132916257026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8mSZghiUQz5vUSOzMF_OnczGvY2hHEt5YxV6Y7eoJ5Pcyv7XW2h6ZsiyUKfJhPtZ2eLPTn_pXs6kXedl5KEw4an34VyOGjEsJ2VGsG97jM-6wRB3eyM9Fpsd6d7-w55TY3VNoyqFhnKwj/s400/IMGP0197.JPG" />The next day I went for a more sporty day on the Lower tryweryn, unfortunately the camera battery was flat so no photos of that!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527937044408216866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkL_vKuS6BsCo70ubk6S6LFinbAGacruhb3PMcBWgWozQ_AbcvW0QO9JFROaUsW7IBOjv5eP0d5dmEjqwwe6aOgAB6s2ccDaYYBvJV7lYjU2LXJf-9PJIKJekUx8JRXcC9wkxBFiWNSsye/s400/IMGP0196.JPG" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Phil Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948164051013504090noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6997633421884539600.post-58555358248489699582010-08-22T12:59:00.000-07:002010-08-22T13:10:39.583-07:00Regional Go Paddlin' Day<div><div>Wow, this is up to date - this was today! <div><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508328240450149474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xAUJx4Q0ADStHSHfAUr8XWTp9lHvTHVOQ2FAv79dyYNJ2v99tJATYwHybIQab9ZU2HNxgn76mgVo8aXyIW4BdFv-WBPgaVzBPqa2DX36o3Q9Fy-0SEWBAGanZT7EShDwqTdQbFnvB0cf/s400/IMGP0173.JPG" /><br /><div>Dave Bateman - the Local Coaching Organiser for Birmingham organised a gentle paddle from Arley to Bewdley, and invited all the paddlers in the region. It was basically open to anyone, so I took the family along.<br /></div><div>Rozie hadn't been in a kayak for ten years - like riding a bike apparantly!</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508328198285982738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuT-ZRuD_XTeWR8WD3uN66hIXhU5tsR6j5NGNf9SH4U94EkvD6Hjxx0e0mQK-IPQzD1W8nZGPEku2p1TgvqPNFKaEz51KrbitDxFXytRNIMwnUOKkcq5QQSx4d4bXoGPVWg3Ua_SZeoGbN/s400/IMGP0167.JPG" /><br /><br /></div><div>Here's my boat complete with blonde kids as crew.</div><div> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508328211286792754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpd8Nrr5uBRatWNF6HOY7WaSlKqpejtB7Rm_zM91HDd-uBh0fNNMAY2l6EajhuYqqvh85YMKSOr2lHmp9arMHUmy397tba8XGGZDBKpjX4Vk2GB9VZeZtiYXKhkW2ZfsNd2gQ07Q1LQ-n6/s400/IMGP0170.JPG" /><br /><br /><div>Leoni was very impressed with her day out, although she thought Dowles Brook was a bit scary, perhaps I shouldn't have told her about the crocodiles!</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508328226640669698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGn2Vgqak1t7g5kZeJxaagqHIgjPCJA8elPNrkO6nCK5NZAyDifjIogC6SOfTzUUlU106WTHp8cvGNM98sEKHJJMVh-5b7J3RPHoA2R9vIHjdREntl8Rej8dQdtzzCB28ihTwnObtqdq5/s400/IMGP0172.JPG" /></div></div></div></div>Phil Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948164051013504090noreply@blogger.com0