A paddle on Coniston water (v pic heavy)

[Shewie]

A few shots from my paddle on Coniston Water today.

I've not been since I was a little kid and was looking forward to seeing it again.


Ready for the off at about 6:30 this morning

Mr Branson popped in to say hello

Not sure which estuary this is but it looked stunning in the early sun light

All is quiet

The put in

A couple of shots from the paddle down the east shore

Conditions were ideal first thing

My first SOTP shot

Brew stop

and another one

A quick jaunt up the Crake

One last brew

Then time for home

What a great way to spend a Saturday

 

[MartinK9]

Lovely shots there Shewie, looks peaceful, how long did it take you?

 

[Shewie]

Lovely shots there Shewie, looks peaceful, how long did it take you?

The drive over from Leeds took about 1hr 45m but when I got to the water I was in no rush

I set off from the south east corner and paddled about 3/4 the way up the east shore then cut across to the opposite side. I went right up to the Crake and then back down to the my car, about 5 hours paddling with plenty of shoreline exploration.

 

[moab]

Shewie,
Great photos and looks like a superb day out, I was on Thirlemere last w/e with SWMBO and it could not have been different weather, wind and rain for three hours solid!! (still good to be out though)
ATB

 

[andybysea]

Some great pics there Rich,and the weather looks fantastic.

 

[SOAR]

Great pics Shewie, looks like you had a nice day, nice canoe mate.

 

[helixpteron]

Beautiful, atmospheric photo's, lovely canoe too!

 

[Singeblister]

its been a nice day for it , been messing about with my canoe today getting it ship shape for a trip down the mersey on monday

 

[Mistwalker]

Truly beautiful pictures. Easy to see why you were looking forward to it.

Thank you very much for that brief mental vacation, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

 

[dwardo]

Nice pics

Did you not fancy wetting a line ? Looks like perfect weather for it.

 

[Bulldog]

Great pics, what a loverly looking part of the country.Looks like you had a cracking day

 

[robin wood]

Great I love Coniston, did you spot any Swallows or Amazons?

 

[Shewie]

Great I love Coniston, did you spot any Swallows or Amazons?

No, just a crocodile

 

[The Cumbrian]

Looks like you had a lovely day out Rich, it's a shame I couldn't make it.

I like the many gratuitous "canoe in various poses" shots. If it's any consolation, I've been paddling for years and I still take shots like that. Also, the OT Pack is the only canoe that I've seen that makes a hatchback car look big. The last photo almost looks like one of those old perspective jokes that I remember from art class at school.


Cheers, and Happy Paddling, Michael.

 

[addo]

Great pics Rich, Im definately taking up that kind of day out when able to.
BTW what sort of canoe is yours, looks just the right size. Would an average sized chap his daughter and kit for a night, out fit in there ok?