Sully Island to Old Harbour

We set of after high water 1130 ish, Blue sky and flat sea.

Craig

Inside Bendrick Rock

South East Wales pilot boat heading home

In Barry Harbour

Nell's Point Watch Tower keeping an eye on us

A snack on Whitmore beach

And finnish at the Old Harbour

Me

A nice paddle

The Knap to Bendrick Rock

Friday 2nd July 2010

Craig and I set off from the pebbles an hour before high water in to a slight SW swell, Small short waves crashing on to the beach and the odd big one.
we paddled straight to Barry docks entrance.

Its a different world from this level

                                                   

Now what was my draft

Our office on the way out to put a pilot on a ship

He knocked and knocked but they wouldn't let him in

Fenders don't see much action these days

Bandrick Rock

Barry Island beach (Whitmore Bay)

Stretch the legs and a snack

The Rockhopper

Now these waves aren't big, but they can catch you out,

Craig's got to buy new sunglasses.

In to the Old harbour, then back to the pebbles.

A good paddle.

Aberporth 11th June 2010

The first time I had to land in the surf I came out, it was at Newgale and the water was clean and warm so no problem but I needed some practice. Looking down at Aberporth beach there was small waves to the right so I went for a play.

Had a good time getting some confidence, high bracing beam on waves and surfing.

Hopped up this gully to stretch legs

Parking, Get there early school hol times

Captains Wife to Cardiff Bay

Monday 24th May 2010,    HW   1702 Cardiff

Craig and I  planned to go to Flat Holm but there was a WSW breeze with lots of white horses in mid channel,

so along the coast to Cardiff it was.

Swanbridge Two hours before HW and a nice bit of sand to launch from

Flat Holm, next time

 

Me in Cardiff Canoe Clubs sea yak, a Perception Sea Lion

17 ft of yellow plastic, does a fine job

A good landing point in side the Outer Harbour

Will the legs work

HW now, time to set off

Yacht goes in, moter boats come out, and a chump in one of those yellow ribs puts the hamer down, takes the slower boats, big wash. chump.

Back under the pier

Sully Island

Just enough beach

                                     

And a handy pub for a pint

7.7 nm on the Garmin etrex

Phots from th new Pentax Optio WS80 waterproof

Cardiff Canoe Club Trip

 Porth Clais to Newgale

Solva for Lunch

New waterproof camera on the way.