The first in a series of excellent paddles in Mid Wales.Set off early Sat. morning, through banks of wintry, thick fog, only to emerge at Aberporth in summer! A quick bacon butty, at Aberporth Cafe, then launched through the surf, and out into a stiff-ish easterly wind. We made our way past Tresaith, and it's little waterfall, Penbryn, and onto Llangrannog. All of these are lovely little places, Llangrannog being perhaps the best, but it gets very crowded in summer, and it is much better to visit by kayak. The last time I did this trip was June '07, and my first proper paddle in Mid Wales.........and it remains one of my favourite paddles, check out the "Foggy Dolphins" video, done in the fog. So this is the first time. that I've seen some of this coastline properly, as it was either through fog, or in a shadowy sunset. North of Llangrannog is the headland of Ynys Lochtyn, and the swell, combined with some tidal stream provided us with challenging conditions, then as we turned into the next bay, calm was restored. But on landing here, we both got a shock, as the swell, made it's way around and caught first Matt out, then Me, as we exited on the beach, Matt said my boat had took a delivery from Jewsons for building sand!!! The relief of landing was great, as we both neede a Jimmy Riddle, and a leg stretch, not to mention comestibles. The journey back was good, the swell seemed to build up to a crescendo as we approached Llangrannog, so we moved offshore, and then it seemed to abate, the closer we got to Aberporth. All things considered, for March, this was an excellent day out, and the trips got better by the day as we went on. The music, was all my own work again, and for the first time I used my newly aquired acoustic bass.
30 сен 2024
