Mutt's Nutts

So the other day we paddled the day 2 section in search of a wave that people say is the best one on the river. We got to Hair of the Dog early in the day to catch Mutt's Nutts at its best level.
All the hype that we had heard about this wave was true, it is awesome. A symmetrical breaking green wave with a sweet pile, what more would you want. The only problem with the wave is that it's a little hard to get to without paddling the whole day 2 section, so today we went on a Boda boda recon mission to see if we could find an easy way to get there by road. After a bit of bush wacking on cow paths, and zooming through many small villages we were greeted with success!

JB

Kampala capers

So take 6 British men, and one and poor Canadian girl, stuff them in a Matatu, take the back road to Kampala and see what happens…
Friday night, the boys whipped out some wild Jinja market shirts, drank enough to sink a ship, hit the town, and batted off the prostitutes, while ripping it up on the dance floor (the locals loved it, particularly Gav’s incredible break dancing). After the club we piled into a cab and went in search of Kampala’s version of the kabab… mmm festering samosa are a winner at 3am! However, somewhere along the way we lost Gav and Paz… those Dutch girls at the bar must have been the cause (at least we hope it was them and not the prossis). They made it back to the dorm at a reasonable 6am.
Saturday was a whirl wind tour of the city, we all jumped on boda bodas, went for some Indian food and then found our matatu….got a flat tire and Rae found the most appalling toilet of her life.

We all made it back to the Lemon in one piece…a miracle.
Now back to kayaking…

Update

Ok today was the last day on the Hairy Lemon for two of our team members; Chris and Mike are leaving on Saturday so we are heading up to NRE until they leave.
Today Nile Special was quite inconsistent, it seems to go in stages, one day it will be really smooth and easy to throw down the next day it can be very surgey and hard to handle.
Life on the Lemon is quiet at the moment i'm sure NRE will provide some entertainment.

JB

Lemon Fever

So on the Lemon there are plenty of fun things to do, like play cards, get drunk, sun bathe, volleyball, ultamate frisbee oh yeah and there's some kayaking to be done too.
The waters good the weathers awesome and we are all loving Lemon Fever.
Today we are heading up to do the day 2 section and then get back in time for Nile Special session.










The team

Nile Update

So back in Uganda where the sun is shining and the water is pumping. At the moment the river is low but some new waves have appeared because of this and they are proving to be a big hit. Nile Special is still going of in the evening and in the morning a wave called Club wave appears, it’s not as steep or as green as Nile Special but it’s a very good wave for practising new moves.
The whole group is loving the warm water and sunny days and our boating is improving with every paddle.

JB







Photos by Lars Larsson

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Review of the Palm Apex Icon cagdeck

I have paddled with a few cagdecks and this one rates highly.
Starting at the bottom, the deck is put together well, it has a large dry lip that travels around most of the deck but cuts off at the back which dose help to get the deck on your boat easily. It has a large section of latex on the underside of the deck which sticks to your cockpit well, and also on the top of the deck are latex panels which reduces wear and tear. All the seams are stitched and then lined with latex keeping them dry and stretchy.

Moving up the cagdeck you reach the waist tube. The great thing about cagdecks is the freedom of movement you gain from the one layer you have around your waist, this cagdeck has a neo waist tube that is cut for maximum movement and comfort, it rises higher at the front which helps to keep you warmer around the middle.
The Cag is cut very well, with the use of different shaped panels the cag is shaped to your body as it would be in the position of when you're in your kayak. This allows ease of movement and is very comfortable. The cag has one pocket that is easily accessible with your B/A on and also has latex wrist and neck seals. On the outer neo seals is a layer of reflective latex that really helps to keep you that bit warmer.
Overall I think the Apex cagdeck is warm, comfortable, durable and stylish, definatley one to consider on your next buy.

The count down begins

So it's back to Uganda for another month of warm water, warm weather and warm people. I think the water level is the same as last year which is still very good and it should provide some good buseater training hopefully.
I will try and update as much as I can, but who knows in Africa :)



JB

The water is back

The Thames is high again so get on your dancing shoes.
Shepperton is currently on 8 gates and should hold for the weekend.
Sunbury is on a spanky 5 not sure what it will be like tomorrow.
5-01-07

Happy New Year

So it's 2007 welcome to the new year.
I hope you celebrated well, this pic just about sums up our party.