Liverpool University Canoe Club

Sun and Surf and Slalom and Shopping and Lemmings and Ramsey Island and Icecream and Bitches and if you ain’t on the list, tell Jamie now! For those making their own way there, the campsite is at St Justinians. For those wanting further info about coasteering, ask Ade or Will about this “gentle pastime” of traversing the shoreline while being “patted by friendly waves.”

Bring camp stuff, beach stuff, canoe stuff and hike stuff - there are many options for what to do. Some people might canoe to “the bitches.” If that’s too hardcore, don’t worry, there is plenty of surfing, coasteering, slalom and sunbathing to be had. The slalom is suitable for all, ordinary river boats fine, beginners fine - Tom is taking a carload to LLandysul slalom on the Saturday, so ask him for further details and to reserve your spot

Video from Blame Dave underwater productions soon.

The Paddling was as follows:

Thursday Upper and Middle Orchy

Fri (Main group) Arkaig and lower Spean from lodge to spean bridge. Other Group, Orchy upper and middle, Spean Gorge and Arkaig

Sat Roy Gorge, Lower Roy, Spean Gorge

Sun Findhorn Upper Middle and Gorge

Mon Orchy Upper and middle

• Will 0
• Dinny 0
• Ade 0
• Clur 2 Orchy
• Mike 0
• Aussie dave 1 (technical) Roy gorge
• Cath 0
• Si 1 Upper Findhorn
• Rachel 1 Spean Gorge
• Chris Craw 3 Upper Orchy, Arkaig, Roy Gorge
• Anna 1 Upper Orchy
• Alison H 3 Spean Gorge, Findhorn, orchy??
• Chris N didn’t paddle
• Laura N Didn’t Paddle
• Kev 3 middle orchy x2 Spean Gorge
• Matt C 1 Arkaig
• Jimbob 1 BOttom of roy nr spean confluence
• Lloyd 1 Middle orchy
• Ali D 2 Spean Gorge
• Ruth (Vet) 0
• Rob 1 (technical) Arkaig
• Sara 0
• Fran 3 Spean Gorge, upper orchy
• Jamie 1 Finhorn (Randolf’s leap)
• Andy Ince 3 Finhorn (Randolf’s leap), Spean gorge
• Matt W 0
• Tamsin 2 upper orchy, Spean Gorge
• Kaylia 2 upper findhorn, upper orchy
• Beth 1 Spean Gorge
• Penny 3 Spean Gorge x2 Middle findhorn
• Dom 1 Upper Orchy
• Rosie 2 Roy Gorge, Spean Gorge
• Ruth B 3 Spean gorge x2 findhorn
• Hal 3 Upper Orchy, Spean Gorge, Upper Findhorn
• Phil B 1 Arkaig
• Bob 1 Spean Gorge
• Dave Otterwell 0

We have Hal, Ruth B, Alison H, Penny, Andy Ince, Kev and Chris Craw who all tied on 3 swims each, however if we look at the amount of paddling each of these missing links between men and fish did we have one clear winner for number of swims against amount of paddling, which is KEV Who only paddled Finhorn (Randolf’s leap) stretches of river. Trip report from WillHooray

It rained. hooray. Phil and Penny and Helen and Rachel went to Wales. We did the Llugwy and the Conwy

The conway had a big tree right by the main drop, so we had to do long portage. But the rest of it was very nice and good level.

Here are some pictures of Phil at Cobdens. There are no photos of the 2 seconds that Phil spent upside-down in the middle of cobdens - next time video, eh.

None of us had dry hair - helen and rachel tested rolling on the llugwy just before cobdens, and Penny took a slight technical swim on getting in after portage on the conway.