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Jul. 16th, 2023 07:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jackOn Friday I took the kayak out! Inflated it for the first time in the rain by the Chisholm trail bridge, down a slope into the river.
Paddled down to Baits Bite lock and back, which was just absolutely lovely even in the rain.
Assembling it and deflating it was a bit of an adventure. It folds really well, but you need to get used to it. And it was an effort to get it into the big rucksack, but I managed, so I can cycle with it somewhere further afield if I want.
This was recommended as an entry level kayak, about £120 for a "two small people or one big person" size. Better ones are more streamlined but more expensive. But if this one is a success I can always upgrade if I want to.
I bought a membership in British Canoeing which seems to keep you use a small boat in these bits of the Cam. That's a lot of detail in the Cam Conservators bylaws, I can't summarise all of it but I think I figured out enough with the help of some friends
Pictures on Facebook.
Paddled down to Baits Bite lock and back, which was just absolutely lovely even in the rain.
Assembling it and deflating it was a bit of an adventure. It folds really well, but you need to get used to it. And it was an effort to get it into the big rucksack, but I managed, so I can cycle with it somewhere further afield if I want.
This was recommended as an entry level kayak, about £120 for a "two small people or one big person" size. Better ones are more streamlined but more expensive. But if this one is a success I can always upgrade if I want to.
I bought a membership in British Canoeing which seems to keep you use a small boat in these bits of the Cam. That's a lot of detail in the Cam Conservators bylaws, I can't summarise all of it but I think I figured out enough with the help of some friends
Pictures on Facebook.