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First paddle on the Teign Estuary. Having lived so close for so long, it is surprising that this is the first time I've paddled on the Teign. Pretty much a perfect paddle. Lots of sun, round the top of a neap tide and co…
Along the Teign Valley below Castle Drogo. First sun in weeks but it doesnt get high enough to reach the floor of the gorge. Scooby celebrated by going AWOL for 5 minutes.
With Liz and Julian from Dogmarsh Bridge to Fingle Bridge. Wedding at pub at Fingle Bridge meant no river side drinkies. Wedding ring finger got bitten by something again - finger badly swollen but not anywhere near as…
Along the Teign Valley as the trees start to change colour for the autumn. We've done this walk a few times before but it was unusual this time due to the "art in the woods" (see the photos) and Castle Drogo being comple…
The plan was do walk some of the high moor from Frenchbeer Rock but when we got there it was just too windy and damp. So instead we retreated to Chagford and did a lower level moor walk around Chagford.
Trial SYC "race" from Exe safe water mark, round the Teignmouth outfall buoy, round the Ore Stone and back to the Exe SWM. A really great day's sailing. Relaxed and sunny on the downwind leg to the Ore Stone and really g…
Stomp around the (very deep) Teign Gorge. If doing it azgain, remember to turn left towards Fingle Bridge - the ascents aren't so steep on the way back.
From Castle Drogo down to Fingle Bridge for a coffee and cake. Scooby Hound liked the walk.
Down towards Starcross a couple of times and up to the Turf on a gloriously sunny April afternoon. Lovely F3 to F4 wind. An average speed of 4.5 knots in a 30 year old Wayfarer is none too shoddy
No wind but some thunderstorms. Not the ideal sail on the estuary for Lizs brother.
An up river dinghy cruise from SYC to the Goat Walk. Light winds on the way back. About 15 boats out.
Paddling with Richard and Helen - first time out on canoes.
Down to Dawlish Warren with Nigel H on his Dart 18. Lovely gentle wind.
Lunch on the beach at Hannaford's Quay
Exeter and back - bringing up the 100 miles for the week. For much of the ride, the smoke from the large fire from the buildings surrounding Cathedral Green was visible. Very sad.
A very short sail as Liz wasnt too keen on the gusty conditions. It was windy as the top speed of 8.2 knots was actually against the tide. It felt fast for an old Wayfarer with a lot of the front of the boat out of the w…
A Monday evening sail to the Goat Walk - quite gusty.
To the beach cafe and back. Sunny weather and F2 to F3.
Sccobys second canoe trip. To the Bull Sand and then down to the Warren. First trip out of his depth.
Out to the Pole Sands in the canoe with Scooby.
Cycle ride to work and back. Not that windy but the wind was against on the way to work and against on the way home!
A slightly longer cycle ride than usual. Average speed would probably have been a fair bit better if it wasn't for a strong wind right on the nose for the last 6 miles.
Slightly longer cycle ride today to make up for doing the last 2.5 miles yesterday by car (due to having broken three spokes on the rear wheel). So it was on the "spare bike" today which I hadn't ridden in about a decade…
First time back on the bikes for quite a long time. Ride was slow and painful and painfully slow
Too windy for us to go out sailing as we havent been out for a couple of months. So ended up doing safety boat. Good fun - a little bouncy. Suspect the occasional max speed peaks are GPS data anomalies.
Along the estuary and canal to the swing bridges on the newly serviced bikes. Stopped for a cup of coffee at the Turf on the way back
Safety boat at SYC. A cold march day - two degrees centrigrade. The windchill factor made it feel like minus four. GPS data anomalies account for the three or four short peaks in speed.
With the promised easterly being more like a southerly, there was a long enough fetch for some waves that weren't to Scooby's liking. So after lunch and some icecreams (which were to Scooby's liking) we diverted into Res…
Dinghy cruise was cancelled because the winds were too strong so Liz and I went cycling. Doh! Hard work on the way back from the Swing Bridges as it was straight into the F5 winds.
A ride with Liz into Exeter and back. Lots of kids on the cycle path with shiny new Xmas present bikes.