kayak touring Lake Deistrict

Starting with kayaks and canoes

It’s about this time of year we get enquiries from people who want find out about kayaks and canoes.  Increasingly we are also getting people interested using kayaks and canoes on one of the “Canoe Trails” like The Great Glen in Scotland, Windermere in The Lake District, or the more humble trail starting at Tewitfield […]

Kayaking

Canoe or Kayak? It’s not about the boat.

Canoes and kayaks have developed from primitive water craft designed by indigenous people for a variety of uses including hunting, fishing, trading and even war.  The designs range from dugouts or wooden frames with animal skin stretched over them.  Kayaks have been more traditionally used as single person boats with an enclosed cockpit.  There use […]

How do you like your coffee

How do you like your coffee?

When was the last time you went out for a coffee or even lunch?  No, not just to a friend’s house or a cafe but actually outside.  If you haven’t ever tried this then I think you are definitely missing a trick. It must have been about 1992.  I was on one of those team […]

Family Adveitnre Day

Family adventure don’t forget the teaching

So we have now survived another summer holiday season and for some reason I find myself thinking about how we do these sessions.  Well as you might expect it does depend on the family.  Families come on holiday for fun; to spend time together and a break from routine.  Most family sessions contain either rock […]