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Paddling Sessions 2023: the slipway is once again proving to be a hazard
A thin coating of greasy mud has covered a large area of the Benarth slipway recently. It is about halfway down, full width and stretches for about four metres down. It is more slippery to walk on than wet seaweed!
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DCP Leisure Paddling - Night Paddle Sessions !
Not put off by the shorter daylight hours, DCP seniors set out at around 7PM on Tuesday night 22 Sept. Heading upstream against a gentle ebbing tide, They were paddling with an expectation of a return journey in the dark!
Our paddlers were warmly kitted out and with head torches and reflective strips on their kayak clothing and buoyancy aids. Although there was quite a fresh and chilly breeze at the start, the Conway is almost always a sheltered paddle. However, if you are thinking of going, do pay heed to the strength of the tide, plan your trip, and keep close to the shoreline.
Ali from DCP says kayak paddlling at night is an amazing, atmospheric experience. Judging the distance you travel is an unusual experience without reference to near and distant objects.
Harry made it back to the slipway first in complete darkness. He seemed none the worse for his nasty fall the previous week. Harry was immediately followed by Chris and then Penny as they took it in turns to find space on the slipway. Bev nad others in the group disembarked on the soft sand about 50 metres from the slipway. Kev S. turned up at the end of the paddle and kindly helped with retrieving kayaks loading onto roofracks.
Chris had chauffeured himself in his trusty red and yellow striped kayak (who said same colours as pear drops??). The faithful easy to recognise kayak ferried him with ease out and back through the falling light. Somehow, a little bit of the estaury gets into it with him from time to time 🙂
After the paddle, committe members bade farewell and drove around to the 'Afon Conwy' pub (others may know it as the Brewers Fayre, near the Black Cat roundabout). There, the committe held discussions concerning allsorts including much appreciated compliments on the development of this website 🙂 Time was also given to many responsibilities and future plans, including Kamala's welcome suggestion that we need to do a canal trip again soon. The discussions were helped along by a cooked supper.
Well done and thanks to all who turned out to a very enjoyable evening!
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