9th October 2021 / Trips

Maybe my last ECSKC trip this year… It was a nice one and great to go from Skerries, which I’d never done before. I’ve gone once from Loughshinny, so I recognised a…

6th October 2021 / Trips

Nice paddle with Emer and Petrina today. Nothing dramatic to report about the trip itself. We saw a seal or two. We stopped at Naylor’s Cove for about half an hour; it…

3rd October 2021 / General

This weekend was my first ISKA symposium. I joined the association specifically to go to it, though I will maintain my membership from now on. The symposium took place in the Gold…

22nd September 2021 / Trips

Went for a lovely paddle with Emer and Hazel. We paddled from the harbour almost to Naylor’s Cove and back. The weather was great – again! This has been an amazing year…

15th September 2021 / Trips

The last Wednesday evening trip of the year 😐 It was a very nice trip though; beautifully flat and quiet, in warm air. We went straight out to The Muglins from the…

11th September 2021 / Trips

Had a nice trip with the club today. Around 12 people again, we headed from the harbour up to Bray harbour, then back to Nailer’s Cove for lunch before returning to Greystones.…

9th September 2021 / General

This year there have been a couple of moments when I realised I had hit an important point in my kayaking development since I started seriously, two-and-a-half years ago…

8th September 2021 / Trips
7th September 2021 / General

Mentioned a couple of times in other places on this site, I stopped posting here some time after joining my kayaking club in 2019. I was going out on so many trips…