Day 4 started off very similar to our other morning starts, with only 2 functional kayaks. We therefore waited until the shops opened before heading to the town centre and returning our black diamond kayak we bought 36 hours before to upgrade to another very spacious seyvlor kayak. Big thanks to Bill, Vanessa and Grace once again for helping us get enough kayaks to fit us all in.
So we got started about 10am and managed to get to the first lock with no issues. Then all of a sudden pro kayaks started to pass us in droves as the Devizes to Westminster race caught up with us. We saw 3 boats capsize and we saw a number of children being forced to kayak by their pushy parents. All in all they were not a very friendly bunch, however their speed and agility on the river kept us motivated to want to try and be them one day so we kept up a good pace going into Henley.
Over the course of the afternoon we went through some fabulous locks and towns (Henley, Hambleden and finally Little Marlow. The only problem we encountered was our third and final yellow boat suffered a collapsed side and we had to put her down. That meant we kept up our momentum of 1 kayak biting the dust every day on our trip and left us with 2 functioning kayaks. All in all it was a good day and we had an unprecedented vote for kayaker of the day in which both Couch and Sophie shared the honours, awarded for their commitment and perseverance in the face of adversity.
1 day left!
So we got started about 10am and managed to get to the first lock with no issues. Then all of a sudden pro kayaks started to pass us in droves as the Devizes to Westminster race caught up with us. We saw 3 boats capsize and we saw a number of children being forced to kayak by their pushy parents. All in all they were not a very friendly bunch, however their speed and agility on the river kept us motivated to want to try and be them one day so we kept up a good pace going into Henley.
Over the course of the afternoon we went through some fabulous locks and towns (Henley, Hambleden and finally Little Marlow. The only problem we encountered was our third and final yellow boat suffered a collapsed side and we had to put her down. That meant we kept up our momentum of 1 kayak biting the dust every day on our trip and left us with 2 functioning kayaks. All in all it was a good day and we had an unprecedented vote for kayaker of the day in which both Couch and Sophie shared the honours, awarded for their commitment and perseverance in the face of adversity.
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