Dacre Lake with Ant

We where tasked with erecting a polo pitch but always time to have a mess about on the boards..

SUP Calvi, Corsica

Our last day on this wonderful Mediterranean play ground and it would have been very easy to sit on our back sides and be lazy prepping for our flight out tomorrow, the weather was a little dull with a very strong breeze from the south-west. But nope, adventuring to the end, we headed north away from the west coast and found a little shelter from the elements on a fascinating headland called Punta Bianca which shelters Calvi from the predominant westerly weather. Time to pump the SUPs up...

The Remote Village of Girolata, Corsica by SUP

Girolata is a remote and isolated village on the west coast of Corsica. There is no road to the village, just a mule track suitable for only quads and the odd dirt bike - all provisions are brought in by sea. It was my ambition before even getting to Corsica to SUP to this village, today we did just that... The huge swells had died down but there was still good gusts and a sea state of F5.

I think if this had been in the UK we wouldn't have taken the trip on but the warm air temperatures, sunshine, and lovely sea temps allowed us to push a little harder. Stand Up Paddle Boarding? No this was definitely a kneel down job - but who cares, the boards allowed us to pursue our love of paddle sport in a foreign location and fulfil our spirit of adventure..

Launching from the closest accessible point which was a half hour trundle down a dirt track and then a hike through woods we still had to cross the Gulf De Girolata.. Strong winds and following seas soon had us making good progress... Getting back took an extra 60 horse powers and just a little bit of diesel - thank goodness for the local water taxi

L'lle Rousse Corsica SUP

Images from a couple of SUP trips straight out from our Hotel. Today we paddled right around the L'ile Rousse headland which joins the mainland by a causeway. Straight onto the water after breakfast we made our way to a couple of lovely white beaches.. Coming back we took the shortcut through the arch... Off the water by 2pm before the strong sea breezes kick in..

Corsica Stand Up Paddle Boarding

Our first paddle trip on Corsica and it didn't disappoint.. St Florent to Loto beach, one of the most highly acclaimed beaches on the island and only accessible by foot or by boat. Today's distance was about 15km in total, a push into a sea breeze but then a pleasant and quick downwind run on the way back, and yes we had a close encounter with dolphins