The second annual Fi's magical whitewater mystery tour took place over
the weekend of 21/22nd October 2006. Again the trip was not graced by
Fi herself instead it was Martin, Pete and Hils who headed to the far
North and the mysterious river TT. They were joined by Jim Shannon at
the river and made it on the water before midday!
Saturday's paddle was
on a river Martin had never paddled before and covered a section of
Grade 3 and 4 rapids, a little more water would
have improved the trip and saved a considerable amount of plastic.
The scenery was beautiful, wherever it was. Passers by were delighted
at
seeing a camel attempting a waterfall. No one swam but Hils had to
roll twice and there were refusals from everyone but Jim. In true heroic
style
Jim tackled a rather technical rapid and bashed his elbow. This resulted
in him resting the next day.
That evening saw a trip to a pub where
Martin delighted in trying the beers Black Sheep and Deuchars.
Sunday saw the remaining three heading further down river so completing
a source to sea trip. There were many play waves and at low tide a particularly
nasty stopper caught Pete unawares and a swim resulted. Hils had to roll
again while Martin made it look easy, thanks to being forced to take
a better line by Hils's upturned boat in front of him, later getting
his boat vertical on another stopper.
Before heading back to London the
group all took an oath of secrecy never to reveal the true location
of the epic adventure.
All images ©2006 CSCC. Pictures by Peter/Hilary.
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