One more lap…One more lap

We have just come to the end of our first week of whitewater courses on the Soca river in Slovenia. We paddled hard and enjoyed every second of it. The character of the river here is ideal for kayaking. The water colour is a beautiful turquoise and you can see all the...

The Nature of Dreams

IN MEMORY OF THOSE LIGHTS WHICH SHONE BRIEFLY BUT BRIGHTLY Things have been very busy lately at kayaking.ie. Warm sunny weather is making for some thoroughly enjoyable trips. It is such a pleasure to see the smiling faces of kayakers running rivers, weirs and drops...

It Never Rains But It Pours….

The rain finally arrived this week. In the space of 24 hours last Wednesday the rivers went from scrapy low to super high. I must admit to having mixed emotions when this type of weather arrives. As a kayaker I feel very excited as I know that I will probably get some...

Not Enough Hours in the Day..

This week we finally had some rain. Yaaaaaaaay. It was a little hard to find the time to get out paddling to take advantage of the water but I managed it nonetheless. (of course). Had a nice spin or two in Wicklow. I think I possibly spent more time in a kayak this...

Two Seasons, One Week and a New Team is Formed

Last week we paddled on the Barrow and Liffey in short sleeves with liberally applied suncream. This week a group of very brave beginners had their first kayaking lesson in the middle of a snow storm! Well done to them. They all got stuck in learning the skills very...