Liverpool Canoe Club Gazebo It made its first appearance during the Alps 2019 trip as discovered by Chris Murphy (and snapped on his FB page) when he popped by to say “Hello” to a campsite devoid of LCC paddlers. We were all out either paddling or sightseeing.  Now back in the UK it has had… Read More »Liverpool Canoe Club Gazebo

Lofoten Islands Expedition 2019 “The Famous Five visit Lofoten” by Enid Blyton Day 05 – Trollfiorden to Finoya Island (smiley face face island) (13th August) by Julian “The Famous Five go to Smiley Face Island” After having had a good night’s sleep, and more importantly as far as Dick was concerned, a hearty breakfast, we… Read More »Lofoten Islands Expedition 2019 Day 05 “The Famous Five go to Smiley Face Island”

Three go around Anglesey on neap tides by Catriona Hare We all set off at about 4:00 in the morning to get to Gallows point in time to leave at 6:30 and catch the tide down the Menai Straits. Well nearly, one of us was a wee bit tardy and we finally set off at… Read More »Three go around Anglesey on neap tides by Catriona Hare

Lofoten Islands Expedition 2019 “The Famous Five visit Lofoten” by Enid Blyton Day 04 – Island at North end of Raftsundet to Trollfiorden (12th August) by George “The Famous Five forget they are on holiday and get up very early” Anne, who is very organised, had brought lots of useful information with her to Lofoten. With… Read More »Lofoten Islands Expedition 2019 Day 04 “The Famous Five forget they are on holiday and get up very early”

Lofoten Islands Expedition 2019“The Famous Five visit Lofoten” by Enid Blyton Day 03 – Krakoya Island to Island at North end of Raftsundet (11th August) by Dick “The Famous Five and the mystery of the large boulder” After a gruelling day 2 on the water the famous five enjoyed a leisurely morning catching up on… Read More »Lofoten Islands Expedition 2019 Day 03 “The Famous Five and the mystery of the large boulder”

Lofoten Islands Expedition 2019 “The Famous Five visit Lofoten” by Enid Blyton Day 02 – Lyngvaeret Island to Festvainset Ruberthelmen (elevenses) to Felvika beach (lunch) to Krakoya Island (10th August) by Timmy “Five discover the Arctic Ocean” Anne was feeling so much better this morning having been reunited with her belongings. She now had two… Read More »Lofoten Islands Expedition 2019 Day 02 “Five discover the Arctic Ocean”

Hi All, Just a little reminder about etiquette when paddling with the club at the docks. 1/ All paddling must be on the calendar. Experienced paddlers must be in charge and are responsible for the session. Our licence relies on good relations with other water users. 2/ Always keep well away from moored boats (at… Read More »Just a little reminder about etiquette when paddling with the club at the docks.

Lofoten Islands Expedition 2019 “The Famous Five visit Lofoten” by Enid Blyton Day 01 – Orsvagen campsite to Henningsvaer (shop) to Lyngvaeret Island (9th August) by Anne “The Famous Five and The Riddle of the Missing Bag” Anne was feeling most perturbed. Those beastly people at the airline had failed to put her bag on… Read More »Lofoten Islands Expedition 2019 “The Famous Five and The Riddle of the Missing Bag”

Fabulous day on the intro to canoeing 🛶🛶🛶 course down at the docks. Everyone did really well, with paddlers progressing from never being in an open boat to paddling solo, others playing with running pry’s, and some people rescuing fully swamped boats! Well done all 🎊🎉. Can’t wait for our trip down the Dee. Link to video about… Read More »Intro to Open Boating