"Phil D & Matt M met up with Dave C in the petrol station off the A470 at 0645hrs. Not to get a full days paddle... but to get one of the paddlers back to Cardiff to go shopping for a fireplace! Naming no names but it wasn't Dave and I've got one.
After asking for permission from the farmer to park in his field (the cockerel had already woken him!) we changed and headed on up to the 'put in' at Sennybridge. After inspecting the boats, Matt enjoyed breaking the news that I'd forgotten my drain plug. OOPS, GET THE GAFFER TAPE! Matt is training for his Level 3 coach, so was mightily impressed with himself when he also broke the news that he was carrying 2 spare drain plugs. (Not half as impressed as I was.)
All on the water, we enjoyed some great scenery as we paddled down to the 3
natural weirs. As the levels were on the low side, we shot all 3 and had a bit of fun letting the weir grab the boats and going vertical. (Not advisable if the levels are any higher than they were.)
There were some really good surf waves. On which Dave and I got some unintentional rolling practice. It's good to push the envelope.
Next big event came just past a bridge and before a mansion, river right. A nice clean eddy line provided some great tail squirt practice. Matt showed us how it was done... And I duly capsized! Still practice makes perfect and all three paddlers were nearly vertical at the end of the 5 minute session.
The rest of the trip passed without major incident and the scenery was just perfect. Food for the soul!
Looking forward to the next paddle,
Phil D"
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