Paddling for Pudsey
Steve Williams' expedition to kayak around the coastline of Britain and Ireland started on the 2nd of April 2006 and will raise money for Children In Need.Wednesday, March 29, 2006
The preparations are going well so far - only 4 days to go!. I will be picking the boat up from Aled and Mike at Rockpool Kayaks, Anglesey, today (Wednesday 29th March). It has had some sea trials and is handling really well. That's a relief!
I moved my trainging boat into the lounge the other night for a practise pack and everything went in with a little room to spare, including 14 days-worth of food. The new boat is some 15" longer so I should have loads of space.
I had a real scare on Sunday when I pulled a muscle in my back that went into spasm. A quick visit to the physioterrorist and I was moving more freely but in quite a bit of pain, he assures me that with agressive (!) treatment I'll be ready for Sunday but I might hurt a bit.
I have had a couple of days wearing sandwich boards at the Outdoor Show at the NEC - perhaps you saw me! - and raised just over £200.00 in sponsorship. In contrast I raised over the same amount in one day in Bracknell Town Centre, with the help of sub-zero temperatures - think people felt sorry for me.
I had to knock a similar venture on the head in Camberley when I needed public liability insurance in case someone fell over the boat!
Just a few minor bits and pieces to sort out now and that's it, all set and ready for the off. Guess I feel a real mixture of emotions at this point, one thing is for sure it's going to be a great trip.
All the best
I moved my trainging boat into the lounge the other night for a practise pack and everything went in with a little room to spare, including 14 days-worth of food. The new boat is some 15" longer so I should have loads of space.
I had a real scare on Sunday when I pulled a muscle in my back that went into spasm. A quick visit to the physioterrorist and I was moving more freely but in quite a bit of pain, he assures me that with agressive (!) treatment I'll be ready for Sunday but I might hurt a bit.
I have had a couple of days wearing sandwich boards at the Outdoor Show at the NEC - perhaps you saw me! - and raised just over £200.00 in sponsorship. In contrast I raised over the same amount in one day in Bracknell Town Centre, with the help of sub-zero temperatures - think people felt sorry for me.
I had to knock a similar venture on the head in Camberley when I needed public liability insurance in case someone fell over the boat!
Just a few minor bits and pieces to sort out now and that's it, all set and ready for the off. Guess I feel a real mixture of emotions at this point, one thing is for sure it's going to be a great trip.
All the best
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Preparation begins
Today Steve and Jane visited the Rockpool Kayaks workshop to discuss the final details of the custom built sea kayak.
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