Reflection

I am currently working to save money for heading to Africa in December. Usually working at this time of year in the Thames Valley isn’t such a bad thing as usually the Thames weirs are pumping, so before and after work a quick trip to one of the many play spots usually keeps me entertained.
This year though it seems very different. There is currently no water and there hasn’t been for some time, this is a big problem because normally it’s cold, yes, but at least there’s some whitewater to paddle on, but now it’s just cold, period.

During this summer I traveled to Europe quite a bit but in between trips I was in the UK and to my surprise every time I got back from aboard there seemed to be a great deal of water around. The Thames was pumping and the Midlands saw some mega high water levels. This was awesome, the sun was shinning and the water was pumping, the best combination to have in my opinion.
So dose this mean that will be the case every year? I doubt it but it would be nice.

All in all a good summer in the UK probably one of the best, for kayakers anyway. And in Europe we had a great time at the Euro Cup events and the World Champs. Some plans for next year are cropping up, a couple of creeking trips and some more comps are in order.
Hope to see you on the river.

JB

Surfing in Portugal