Kayakdemer.eu gathering at Lampaul-Plouarzel

After Charente, it was nice to see the sun in Brittany at the start of the Kayakdemer.eu gathering at Lampaul-Plouarzel.

Camp established, it was onto the water for the international meeting of some 150 sea kayakers.

Dividing ourselves into 10 member multi-lingual peer paddles with careful records kept at the centre so no-one could go missing.

The Pointe de St. Mathieu where the coast turns east towards Brest

Sandy coves, gentle surf.

More posts to follow, once I'm back from Scout camp!

Charente II, La Charente river

Paddling from Rochefort we took the falling tide downriver past a storybook style fort.

Our problem was where to land; water ankle deep miles from land, the wind was gusting 6, lashing rain; the shore of a mud which would make Emsworth look like firm sand; the water full of modern and ancient oyster beds invisible in the grey water, just ready to punch a hole in your boat.

Eventually we found a place just below the lowest HGV busy on the oyster beds.

Something surreal about lunch miles from land and in the middle of a traffic jam.

Every picture tells a story, it was a long paddle in demanding conditions.