After a late finish yesterday we decided to treat ourselves to a lie in of sorts, taking brekkie at 8am. We then got back on the river at 9.15am and pulled straws to see who is with who. The two ganglies Thom and Couch got the last remaining yellow boat, Joe and Rob got blue & Elise and Rhys got red.
In the morning session Rhys and Elise seemed to be struggling a bit, Couch and Thom were investigating posh houses and found a football and Joe and Rob were kicking back and trying out some new maneuvers.
We had a quick break for a soggy pizza lunch before heading back on the river. Thom and couch spent the afternoon spotting wildlife, Rhys and Elise learnt the whole lyrics of a song and we battled on to meet the Bromley clan for a pint at a pub on the river.
After a cheeky pint, we got back in the boats rather unsteadily and set off for our final 5 miles. We had just gone past 2 locks and it was all going well until we heard a loud bang and the new red kayak got a puncture in the bottom. Rhys towed the red boat single handedly for almost a kilometer but it was very slow going and we ended up doing the last 5 miles in 3 hr 15.
Big thanks to Colin, Ann, Addison, Sophie, Kesh, Flo and Katie for coming to support us. We had a splendid meal at the end of the day to keep spirits high.
In the morning session Rhys and Elise seemed to be struggling a bit, Couch and Thom were investigating posh houses and found a football and Joe and Rob were kicking back and trying out some new maneuvers.
We had a quick break for a soggy pizza lunch before heading back on the river. Thom and couch spent the afternoon spotting wildlife, Rhys and Elise learnt the whole lyrics of a song and we battled on to meet the Bromley clan for a pint at a pub on the river.
After a cheeky pint, we got back in the boats rather unsteadily and set off for our final 5 miles. We had just gone past 2 locks and it was all going well until we heard a loud bang and the new red kayak got a puncture in the bottom. Rhys towed the red boat single handedly for almost a kilometer but it was very slow going and we ended up doing the last 5 miles in 3 hr 15.
Big thanks to Colin, Ann, Addison, Sophie, Kesh, Flo and Katie for coming to support us. We had a splendid meal at the end of the day to keep spirits high.
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