Highlands.

A long week-end up to Inverness-shire, to visit JP and Jenny - and also there slightly mad friend Sam.


A good road trip up there (I slept for 5 hours of it) and a couple of beers finished of the working week.
After eating breakfast with Jenny, fresh from her night shift, the remaining four headed out to check a low water local run out.


We discovered a gem: The Meig - is ace.


Elbow pads are advised as are good sticky shoes. I managed with a couple of bashed elbows, but all good. We walked one drop and chicken chuted another.

JP on the first major drop

Me on the 'Cauldron'
JP and Sam reunited at the get out

Once that excitement was done, we collected Jenny and went for a walk along another river. Empty.

We also paddled the Findhorn at a low but nice level, a couple more walks and inspected another low water option - it was too low.

We did get Sam to swim though.

For more pics of the river see here.

Also check out Jenny + JP's blog.

Suffolk.

After picking Sarah up from the airport we spent two days of the bank holiday w/e in and around Suffolk and Norfolk.

It was nice.

I also realised I'm now old; I've been enjoying drinking the same beer that my Dad did when I was young (and still does).

Dad, your beer is no longer safe!

We popped into the broads on the way home;

How to boof.

Sarah spent a week of her Easter holiday in Slovenia, learning how to boof and other exciting things. All thanks to Kayakojacko.

And Marcus proposed to Emma. Nice one guys.

I'm sure Sarah will add a few more details.

More pics here.

Sat gis tamquam mus in matella.

That's right, we have been busy as bee's;
Isn't Google great!

We have been for some walks (Peak district), visited Si and Helen in Cornwall, some more walks and then we dressed up for the NUCC Ball.

Nice.

Day 2

Following the previous day's excitment we set out once again and found ourselves getting onto the Conwy.

First we paddled the Upper stretch at a nice medium level, then after a quick hot drink to warm ourselves up we carried on down to the Conwy Falls get out.

Luckily us being mint boaters we managed to spot all three warning signs and the salmon pink rock to prevent ourselves being the next muppets requiring the mountain rescue egress.......

A couple of pictures;
Lou nailing the line below the 2nd grade 5.

Chucks trying to correct his line - muppet.

Me doing the impossible and making my 255 disappear!

More pics to be found here.

Following this we packed up and headed for home. 5 hours later we made it, through epic weather, closed roads and a snow-bound Peak District. Xena and I had fun in the snow, I don't think Sarah did though!