Kayaking on Coniston Water and Lancaster Canal

Sunday 26th and Monday 27th August 2007

Learning some paddling techniques with Chris and Sue and Gaynor.

Chris extracting the kayaks

Chris extracting the kayaks

Sunday 9:05 AM

Coniston Water was already busy when we arrived

Coniston Water was already busy when we arrived

Sunday 11:29 AM

Gaynor ready to go

Gaynor ready to go

Sunday 12:10 PM

Toby

Toby

Sunday 12:28 PM

Chris

Chris

Sunday 12:39 PM

Chris on a jetty

Chris on a jetty

Sunday 12:42 PM

Chris off a jetty

Chris off a jetty

Sunday 12:42 PM

and again

and again

Sunday 12:42 PM

Catamaraners righting their boat

Catamaraners righting their boat

Sunday 1:48 PM

Job done!

Job done!

Sunday 1:50 PM

Sue, Chris and the Coniston Fells

Sue, Chris and the Coniston Fells

Sunday 1:50 PM

Toby

Toby

Sunday 1:51 PM

Gaynor enjoying herself

Gaynor enjoying herself

Sunday 2:14 PM

Re-entry procedure

Re-entry procedure

Sunday 3:02 PM

Showing off

Showing off

Sunday 3:02 PM

Gaynor and Chris practising bow rescue

Gaynor and Chris practising bow rescue

Sunday 3:07 PM

Chris and Gaynor practise rescue technique

Chris and Gaynor practise rescue technique

Sunday 3:07 PM

Chris in his "Spud"

Chris in his "Spud"

Sunday 3:37 PM

Gaynor

Gaynor

Sunday 3:57 PM

First roll (with assistance)

First roll (with assistance)

Sunday 3:58 PM

Chris and the Lancaster Canal

Chris and the Lancaster Canal

Monday 12:21 PM

... and on it, with Sue

... and on it, with Sue

Monday 12:21 PM

More open canal

More open canal

Monday 12:39 PM

Four bullocks

Four bullocks

Monday 1:12 PM

Swan

Swan

Monday 1:18 PM

Swan family

Swan family

Monday 1:18 PM

Heading homewards again

Heading homewards again

Monday 1:50 PM

On the way home, we detoured to the Ribble Link locks

On the way home, we detoured to the Ribble Link locks

Monday 2:22 PM

One boat was from Ripon (which has a much shorter canal)

One boat was from Ripon (which has a much shorter canal)

Monday 2:28 PM

Lock

Lock

Monday 2:37 PM