Entering the world of wetsuits is a wild and scary one. There’s a wetsuit for every activity and they come with quite the price tag. So, in case you’re just entering this world and have no idea where to start, I thought I’d tell you about mine, which is the Peak UK Centre Long John. It’s … More Peak UK Centre Long John wetsuit review
I did my Wild Swimmer badge! I did my Rebel Wild Swimmer badge! I went wild swimming, in the sea, lots of times!
Today was another big step on my journey to kayaking instructor, a journey I never thought I’d even be on a year ago. I faced my biggest demon and somehow I don’t yet feel as proud of it as I should. Let’s run through the backstory. I took up kayaking semi-regularly back in 2018 or … More I faced my kayaking demons!
I’ll tell you about the camp and the overall experience next time but for now, let’s do the watersports activities at my weekend on Exmoor last weekend. Girlguiding SWE do an annual event there, where you get to try out six watersports plus you get a range of shore activities including climbing, archery and geocaching. … More Wet & Wild at Wimbleball: A Watersports Weekend
Last weekend, I had my first wild swim adventure and it was… well, mixed emotions. I’m opting for “wild swimming” rather than “open water swimming” or “cold water swimming”, by the way, mostly because the Rebel badge on the subject is called Wild Swimmer. It’s a badge I dithered over doing – it’s from the … More My first wild swim adventure!
I planned to write a post in July about how I’m a kayaking instructor, guys! and that post is still coming, I (more or less) promise – but it won’t be this summer. You might have heard my kayaking story a few times. I’ve done a few half-day sit-on-tops tours on the open sea, I graduated … More My 2022 kayaking and wild swimming plans
Over the years, many people have bemoaned the lack of adult Brownie badges. One in four women in the UK have been involved in Girlguiding at some point in their lives and anyone who’s ever earned a badge as a Brownie or a Guide feels, however deep down in their soul it is, that it’s … More I did my Rebel Water Sports badge!
I’ve tried to write this before and after the third draft, I realised I was coming at it from the wrong angle. It’s not about me spending the summer paddling, it’s about personal development and learning new skills, and in particular for people in and around travel and adventure! I’ve upped my paddle skills this … More Personal development and learning new skills, for travellers & adventurers
On Friday I went out for my long-awaited night navigation by sea kayak, which is the mysterious thing I had to practice sea kayaking for in September. The October weather smiled down on us. The run of wind and rain and grey skies vanished literally just for the evening and we set out onto a glassy … More Serenity, sunset and shooting stars: night navigation by sea kayak
I’ve been kayaking before. I’ve been kayaking on the sea before – in fact, I’ve only ever been kayaking on the sea. But this post is about learning to kayak on a closed cockpit sea kayak with a spraydeck. The reason is there’s a thing I wanted to do but it’s only available to groups … More Learning to paddle a sea kayak
I Am A Polar Bear 