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Eat, Sleep, Paddle - Part 2 Rapid Development Expedition - Around Wales 2011 with Coastal Spirit Continued Eat, Sleep, Paddle - Part 2 Rapid Development Expedition - Around Wales 2011 with Coastal Spirit continued... For those of you who missed Part back in a dynamic environment! Progress potential site. The lack of suitable camp 1 in the June issue, and those who towards the bridges was quick, buoys, spots had extended our day, but Llantuid cardinal markers coming fast. We’d been Fawr provided a small busy beach, ice need a reminder you are joining us paddling in an unassisted environment for creams for some, toilets being the more on Day 7. This morning we waved a week and now we were travelling 4 times important option for others! It was a long goodbye to our support team – faster, and enjoying the ride! The speed carry, but we were already getting used to Sonja and Ozzy dog, and with boats became more apparent with the roar these. After dinner on the still busy beach, loaded for 7 days, we start the next of the water, at the approaching bridge and selecting bivvy spots, the incoming pillars - The Menai Straits on steroids! tide continued to come in... after much phase of our journey leaving behind We clocked 19.2km/hr under the M4. watching, putting markers in the sand and the canals as we move into the As the pace slowed on the dropping tide finally checking the high water time, bivvy sea. We started on the 2nd April, Denny Island provided an ideal lunch spot, spots were re-selected on the boulder have paddled about 240km down before continuing on to Clevedon and a slope or rocky ledge! So after an awesome the Shropshire Union, Stafford & busy British beach scene. We’d continued 52km day, 9 hours paddling, the team down the English side to avoid the Welsh settled down. Worcester, Severn Waterway , and Grounds (mud flats) and would cross the into the Gloucester and Sharpness following day. A beautiful sunset, dinner Now Clevedon had had the usual night Canal. We’ve made really good on the slipway, a beer in the local and a noises of a beach town after a sunny progress to date, but have just been bivvy spot at the top of the beach – what a Friday, but we hadn’t expected Llantuid told the sea lock won’t be opening great start to this phase of the journey. Fawr to be the party central it appeared to be! It was a disturbed night! For me today and we need to get into the So being on the sea brought with it a new disturbed was an under statement... Severn Estuary, and quickly to make schedule - working with the tides, and boat having an upset stomach at home isn’t the most of the tide... carries... which this morning meant there pleasant, but whilst bivving on the was time for a visit to the tea shop! Good beach... not nice! Dealing with the lack A little despondent the team - Roger, winds and glassy seas aided our crossing of facilities was one thing, but I was more Sue, Paul and I, paddled off looking for an from the English to the Welsh coast, concerned about how my energy levels alternative. As we checked out a possible passing Steep Holm and Flat Holm, and would be affected, and how to maintain portage track, a British Waterways flatbed for me it was this crossing where transits input and energy without risking too much drove past. The man who’d moments finally made sense. Our first crossing ‘output’! Sharing the information with earlier delivered the bad news, spotted complete, we lunched on Sully Island, and the team, well it’s an important part of us and was offering a solution; “Would with some afternoon ’homework’ set to expeditioning, resulted in some breakfast this help?” Thank you, Thank you! We occupy our minds (well it is a development food swaps, and awareness, that I may loaded the heavy boats on as quickly as expedition!), we journeyed on. Hoping for have less energy for the day, or need a possible, anxious not to miss the flow. a camp spot round Breakspear Point, we quick stop! Fuelled with extra mugs of tea Thanks to Michael Nash and Des Reece, continued on, using the last few hours of and a few extra calories for some (good of British Waterways we were delivered the tide... nothing but a nuclear power egg butties apparently), we set off on a to a muddy slipway, with views of the station, and what looked like a large tea magical journey along the coastline. The Severn bridges way off in the distance. A cake in the sea... we carried on. Short team were now getting used to paddling bit of sliding around in the mud and once beaches and steep cliffs... we wouldn’t loaded boats in ‘more interesting’ water again we were all afloat, and heading for want to get trapped... and needed to think and with some good surf landings we salty water, but this looked more like thick about getting off the next morning, which arrived at Kenfig Bay, in time to enjoy the boiling chocolate. As I watched Roger could be tricky with the wind direction. afternoon sun on the dunes. Recovering break-in, I saw that we were definitely A small dip in the coastline highlighted a from a few disturbed nights and some Article: Diane Lee 14 | Ceufad Ceufad | 15 good distance days, the restful afternoon So all this rest gives me time to tell you wet and windy, the team are keen to move would set us up for an early crossing to the more about those loaded boats...! Everyone on. Final visits are made to Porthcawl for Mumbles, ahead of the approaching low develops their own process, but for me the supplies and treats. The weather seems to pressure system. important things are: being able to pack my be improving. tent/bivvy kit last, which means they’re first We’d now completed a third of our distance, out if it’s raining – so nothing else needs to Day 13... Would we be lucky? We woke to so all being well we were on target. come out until somewhere dry is ready. So “It’s a go!” an hour earlier than expected! they live in the bow, where the tent poles Soon boats were packed and we were At 5.00am it was damp and grey. The will fit easily. My jet boil and brew kit are ready to launch once again! Mixed sets of extensive fog wasn’t planned and the easily accessible and in this case live in the 2m surf greeted the team and within half distance to the sea wasn’t either! By day hatch with my food, more about food an hour all had made it through and were 6.15am, with a mix of apprehension and later, but it’s good to consider the weight recovering from the thrashing! Onwards excitement we were ready to launch into and volume in your choice as well as the across the grey swelling sea and soon the misty atmospheric conditions. The cooking time and desirability etc. Storing The Mumbles came into sight...with the obligatory wake up splash was delivered food here keeps the weight close to me promise of fish & chips and mugs of tea. by the surf, and we headed into the gloom and other heavy stuff – water lives under The 18km crossing complete and whilst on a bearing to the Mumbles 18km away. my thighs. There’s an emergency bag with the team were busy enjoying the rewards, The plan was to paddle for an hour and additional flares etc. behind my seat, and a few of the boats were a little too keen then make a decision to continue or everything else get shared bow & stern. to continue were rescued by Anthony return. Some issues and unease meant I enjoy the packing ‘game’ and easily and Rachel - thank you! Refuelled we the decision to return was made. Within managed to carry everything in my North travelled on along the Gower seeing our an hour the boats were back up the Shore Atlantic LV. We shared 2 trolleys first porpoise, the water clarity finally beach, tents up and the team resting. By between the team for the long beaches and improving. At Porth Eynon, the Carreglwyd noon the team were ready to hit town! I had the wheels behind my feet, this made campsite offered showers, and enabled a The blustery 8km round trip was made getting in and out a little different, but they recharge of the Blackberry. After brews, worthwhile by chip butties, toasties, ice were no problem. This trip was also the first showers, dinner (not necessarily in that creams and a chance to pick up fresh bread time I’d used a deck bag – which contained order), and a beer in the local pub, an to keep it off/out of hatches etc! Doing a further visit to The Shed was in order and refill water carriers. The wind had everything I needed for the day: suncream, early night was in order ready for the everything slowly and methodically seemed – this time for a fishy dinner! As we’d be picked up F4/5 and the forecast suggested food, camera, so I had no need to open next crossing from Worms Head to Caldey to help, but wet kit and sand - yuk! seeing Sonja the next day, the re-supply a lie in! We woke to a sunny fresh, breezy any hatches at sea, and also carried the Island.
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