Wokingham Canoe Club

Now I’m not one to whinge (much) - but do you know how far Exmoor is? Well, it’s longer than you think, take my word for it. It could have something to do with the fact that everyone else had left two hours earlier and were already sitting in the pub trying out the 4 different tap beers; it could also have been something to do with the fact that everytime I went over 70 miles an hour, the trailer tried to imitate Concorde taking off. But I don’t believe it - it’s just a long, long way. Of course, part of it was fear and trepidation - five of us in the car (myself, Liz, Sam (wife and daughter), Paul Jeanerette and Sylvie) - all of us had paddled for a while, but none of us had really been on small river white water before. And then, of course, we were getting these stories, there was flooding, “big, big waves”, (Pete A), “there was no water at all” (Steve F) - “we would have to go mountain climbing” (in a Kayak?) - so I really needed a drink.
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