A GoPro Swedish Adventure
At the end of October life was getting a little bit hectic so we made a last minute decision to recharge our internal batteries with a short wilderness trip to Sweden. We hired a canoe and made the most of being outside. Patrick got the chance to practice making feather sticks and together we played lots of Gin Rummy.
During our 5 days camping we got to paddle, chop wood, make fires and toast marshmellows so now our souls have definitely been recharged with a warm smokey glow.
Whilst we were there we took time out to experiment with our GoPro HERO camera and Read more on A GoPro Swedish Adventure…
Hilleberg Kaitum 2GT – Kit Review
A couple of years ago Hannah and I were looking for a new tent. We had some very specific ideas about the tent so we went looking for options. Being a manager of an outdoor store has it’s advantages, firstly we had a fair amount of tents in stock I was familiar with and I was aware of most of the major manufacturers available in the UK. So began a long trawl through the wonder that is the internet.
Algonquin backcountry paddling trip summer 2009
Our Algonquin Trip report
In the spring of 2008 I went on a Hen do, long story for another time, where I got talking to a friend who told me of an amazing trip he’d been on the summer before to a place called Algonquin. What a weird name I thought. After talking about their trip some more it realised it was exactly what I had been looking for. Since Hannah and I had been going out she had always talked about doing some kind of paddling trip. As this was a sport I had no real experience of I always banked the idea and moved on. This sounded like the perfect time to withdraw the idea and win some serious brownie points!
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LEJOG….the end of the beginning.
Last day at work today, keen to get on with the LEJOG now but still got a bunch of stuff to do. Spent an hour last night making flapjack which was a roaring success.
Algonquin Park Photomotion Video
It has taken a while but here is our photo & video trip log from Algonquin Park Canada. The footage is a combination of photographs and video. All taken using a Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3. Music is Weapon of Choice by Fatboy Slim.
Paddling in Algonquin Park Canada – 2009
17 days in the Canadian backcountry within Algonquin Park. It was our first ever canoe trip but we’ve already started discussing the possibility of buying our own canoe…but surely then we would also need a van to help us transport it and us around. We better get saving. Here are a selection of our photos illustrating the ups and the downs. A fantastic trip!
Algonquin…the plan.
The back story….An upcoming wedding, a hen party with a difference and a walk across fields towards a good pint led to a conversation about trips we had been on and trips we wanted to do. A canoe trip was mentioned which peaked my attention. A story of flat water canoeing, camping and lots of Canadian wildlife. It sounds perfect I thought, H has always mentioned she wanted to do some sort of canoe trip. Not being that way inclined during my adult life I was a little sceptical if open to suggestion or certainly persuasion.
