I did a bit of flat water stuff over the summer, realised how unfit I was so popped back to my old canoe club and just paddled up and down, up and down (repeat as necessary until breathless and knackered) every Tuesday night in any boat available to try and get some fitness back. Every now and then my husband was like – fancy a paddle I will look after babe.. but (to my shame) I would always have a really good reason (excuse) not to go, so in the end he just booked me on one ...
Am in a serious mood for makin' stuff these days, good for me, bad for my marriage Latest project was a kind of follow on from my kettle sleeve project but to take my trusty trangia as well. I'm toting this about in one of the nylon gym bag thingys I got from Edinburgh Bicycle so time for some nice canvas. Here's the finished article; Had some serious drama with this which ...
Last week was half term, so I took a day off to go on a walk in the Lake District with Mrs. Crow, my younger son and his girlfriend. We went up Cat Bells, a wee hill above Derwent Water. No canoeing I'm afraid! Derwent Water: Mrs. Crow at the top: Spent some time watching the crows ...
Well finished off the sheath today and put together a £5 sharpening kit for him too. Mainly a piccie fest but... I used to measure all this stuff now I just wing it... Welt glued in Don't like dying before stitching but only way to get the stripes nicely done ...
Ok so I wasn't the most amazing boater before I, as my husband buts it, 'got knocked up' but I was well on the road, was doing more stuff, got through a 4 star training weekend with the recommendation that I just needed to do a bit more practice on leading techniques before assessment later in the year.. but as title might imply this was delayed for a while. Don't get me wrong, it was planned, well like any project it had been unforseen delays which put it out by a couple of years but ...
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