Thursday 27 May 2010

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

Tuesday 18 May 2010

Cardiff Canoe Club Trip


 Porth Clais to Newgale








Solva for Lunch



New waterproof camera on the way.