A Classic Farne Island Trip

 

Fine morning for a Loop round the Farnes with good company.

The Esk with Jacqui

 

Really nice to catch up with dear friend Jacqui, it has been too long. We headed to Whitby bright and early, arriving at 8am so we could progress up the river on the 10am HW tide. I've paddled this many times over the years but have never ventured further than the tidal, today we paddled all the way up from the harbour, to Ruswarp, portaging the weir, and then onto Sleights. About 13kms covered.. Jacqui is a very strong and technical paddler, she made advancing back up under the town bridge, against wind and tide, look so easy.. Quite novel paddling from harbour to the furthest possible on this little spate river and then back down to the sands by the shore..

Dolphins in Bridlington Bay

 

What was supposed to be just a simple paddle turned quite eventful. South Landing, to the Head and then back down into Bridlington for coffee and bacon butties. Amazing views of the pod of dolphins in Brid bay, 8 in total, they put on a wonderful display, some jumping clean out of the water.... Then down to see the kites at Sewerby. Finally landing in Bridlington to be interviewed by Look North regarding the discharge of sewage in our rivers and seas. Thankfully the journey back up to the Landing was less eventful.

Paddle Home from Work, Beverley to Dunswell

 

A lovely evening to paddle home from work. And unbelievably I found my water bottle that I lost a year ago 20 kms further up the river... The water in it was still clear, a good scrub and it will be as right as rain...

A Huge SUP Journey on the Humber

 

The circumnavigation of Whitton Island - Humber. We've done this journey several times in the sea kayaks but never on the SUP's. Todays settled conditions and tide timings meant we could give it a go. Launching from North Ferriby it was just over 28 kilometres in distance but with plenty of tide assist both ways we managed it all in just under 7 hours.

18kms on the Sups

 

Wilfholme Landing to Brigham and back yesterday, a distance of about 18kms. Cold and misty to begin with but it soon warmed up.