Still windy

Sunday 11th July 2010

Just a play in the bay

So after sleeping well, and rising late, we had someone go to check conditions at Porth Dafarch for launching. Apparrently it was still surfing through the mouth of the bay.
We decided to try Borthwen, and see if we could paddle out of there and then just see what unfolded.

Borthwen is a cracking place to start a trip from, the road down is a nightmare. Its narrow with 90 deg bends every 100m or so and no passing places.

When we arrived I noticed the disused Lifeboat house (now a private house) had a boat on the slip. What a perfect place!

Warren paddled ourt of the bay straight into the wind. With my arm still feeling a bit dicey, I decided not to try and prove anything to anyone today.

Warren & neil paddled around Ynys Traws, the little Island in the mouth of the bay.

It was 'very lumpy' around that side apparrently.

We all decided to ventrue out for a look around, with the idea being floated of going around Rhoscolyn Beacon, I decided to go and have a look.

Myself and Phill held back, and stayed in an eddy landward of the Beacon.

Just look at the jagged skyline of the Lleyn Peninsula in the distance.

After a while of sitting here the tide had dropped enough to make the waves break over the rocks beneath, and gave us the signal to leave.

We paddled back in, and managed to ride some smallish surf through the bay mouth.

Waiting in the shelter of the bay, I could see the others getting a rough ride back in.

Glad to be on the water, but happy to have had a rest, I decided to try a roll and maybe do a couple of self recues.

The roll was spot-on, and after surfacing, everyone made the decision to have a bite to eat back on the beach and then maybe paddle again in the afternoon.

This rather large Bull seal looked a bit disapointed with us invading his area, but just seemed to be sunbathing actually. He was there all through lunch.

Some of the others were meeting Nigel Dennis late in the afternoon over at his shop http://www.seakayakinguk.com/

I decided to head off home, so packed evrything away and left for the 3.5 hr journey.

I came away with a bit of back ache, and then made it worse by digging and mixing concrete all day Monday. Hope it does set me back for the trip down South-West at the end of the month.