Blog - Tales From The River & Workshop

The Brecon Canal is not far from where my brother lives so I was able to combine a visit to him with a bit of paddling. The first time I...

A while ago I read Todd Bradshaw's wonderful book “Canoe Rig the essence and the Art” This is an absolutely stunning book and I recommend...

On Monday although some folks had gone home there were still a number of paddlers who wanted to paddle and I was one of them.It had also...

How to repair damage from paddling your woodstrip canoe on moving water. Hello folks At the Song of the Paddle Big meet this year thanks...

Sunday morning saw the River Ure in full flow so I decided I would go for a gentle bimble along the Ripon Canal. I didn't fancy driving...

Saturday began a bit dull and wet looking with a grey sky.The river level had risen a little since my arrival and the plan was to paddle...

Hello Folks With the recent good weather whilst I had been working on furniture in my workshop I was looking forward to the Song of the...

Last Sunday I decided it might be a good time to revisit the Grantham Canal. I arrived at the parking spaces by the put in to find...

Hello Folks On Friday as I drove to work I knew I would be paddling on The River Thame at the weekend and when listening to the radio I...

Hi folks As Andrew and I were now camped at Bungay it made sense to continue our Waveney adventure by paddling to Beccles. This meant we...