Return to Canoeing
Unpacking bags from the minibus after returning home from Spylaw last night, Grant asked me I’d like to get some canoeing done…which was a bit out the blue since I hadn’t been in a canoe since last winter. Nevertheless, we arranged to hit the river for 7ish. Going canoeing can sometimes seem like such a chore, except for the time actually spent on the water. I live pretty close to the riverside but because the canoes are kept in a shed right across town, I have to walk to the 8th row where I meet Ben to help him take down 6 canoes from the hold. Susan arrives with her land rover and we pile the canoes on the trailer to take them the short distance to the river. Once there, we can unload them and hit the water for a few hours. When we’re done splashing round its all a matter of loading the trailer and taking the canoes to Ben’s where take them back off the trailer and hose them down, load them back on and take them back to the shed. Once that’s done, I go to Chopington with Susan to drop of the trailer.
Its tedious!! From leaving the house to getting back, I can be gone from 6:00pm to 10:00pm and only spend 2 hours on the water. It would be so much easier if I had my own canoe, I could carry it on the short walk to the riverside and meet the rest of them ahead of time.