Stu's birthday ice breaking (v v v pic heavy)

[firebreather]

Stu’s birthday paddle blog.

Well we all met up at the pub as planned ( ok a little late ) and had a good look at the canal……….and it was frozen DOH. I had gone down to the canal the night before and the spot I looked over did not appear to be frozen.
After checking out the thickness of the ice on the canal there was a bit of a conflab as to the best plan for the day…….well it would be a shame to not do a bit of ice breaking. So we unloaded the canoes and slid them down the bank to the canalside.

Even the stripwood got this treatment lol

The ice turned out to be a little thicker then we had first thought…..

Anyway onto the canal we went.

It was a killer breaking through the ice and nearly finished John off

The ice was only slighty thinner at the edges

Until finally we found some open water……It had only taken us 1 hour to do about ½ a mile lol

Then it was brew time…

can you tell what we got from santa

After which we started the long slog back along the ice field…..

We decided that dragging the canoes back up the slope was a bad idea and chose to portage them instead

Before we all went to the pub for a well earned drink. After loads of taking the mickey out of each other for ages it was time to set off home after another great day.

Cheers Greg

 

[robin wood]

You must all be completely mad, but it looks like you had fun.

 

[Singeblister]

It was a fun day very hard work getting though the ice it was almost an inch think, I dressed for the cold weather and after breaking though 100 yards or so was over heating and had to have a lie down oh and the pub did a very nice pint of best happy birthday agian stu

 

[Shewie]

Just aswell I couldn`t make it, I`d still be sat there now in my inflatable

 

[SimonM]

Looks like you had a fun day out! really wish I could have made it!

Simon

 

[DanDan The man called Dan]

Happy birthday Stu, I really enjoy paddling in the ice (well I've done it once at night) you all look like you had a great day. Mr firebreather man I do like your new cowprint apache. I will always regret getting rid of mine but I know I'll come back to one of Stu's apaches oneday.

Happy new year

DanDan

 

[Opal]

Was that a zebra crossing in the bottom pics?

 

[Shewie]

Matching immersion suit Greg ?

 

[DanDan The man called Dan]

Matching immersion suit Greg ?

 

[Mooseman1]

Classic, go hard guys go hard. lol.

 

[firebreather]

Matching immersion suit Greg ?

Some of the sites you guys visit worry me sometimes....I mean I spend nights in the woods with you lot........:yikes: :yikes: :yikes: :yikes: :yikes:

Now where can I get one from

Greg