Canoes on the River

A truly lovely couple of spring like hours on the river this afternoon. There is something just so beautiful and tranquil about journeying in open boats....

SUPs on the Humber

 

With a good forecast and suitable tides Rudi and myself launched at the north side of the Humber Bridge and took the flooding tide west towards Brough. With tide assist we made great progress and we achieved a top speed of over 5 knots (10kmh). Reaching Brough at high water we had a mooch around the Haven and then back down with the ebb and a breeze on our backs.

A Downwind Run with Jo

 

Really nice to have a catch up with Jo this afternoon. A downwind run from Brigham to Wilfholme, just short of 9km. A barn owl showing very well near Hempholme.

A Bit Windy

 Well that blow the cobwebs away..

Aborted Launch Comes Good

An aborted launch on the Humber this morning, that westerly breeze against the incoming tide had made it quite lumpy and it would have been slow progress so an alternative was needed. Wilfholme northwards, we had nowhere to be so ploughed on all the way to Brigham against flow, the first time we have been here in the current lockdown. A lovely day accompanied by Fiona, lunch on Brigham bridge and then a much more efficient journey back down to the van. 17km covered in all, so nice to meet some lovely paddlers out there making the most of the day too..