A not so quick dash from Warsash to Calshot and my first paddle with Rob. Having known him through work for many years, he has joined the growing number of paddlers in our group. Rob had purchased a short sit-on-top kayak to get a flavour of the sport and has paddled with Griff a couple of times, but this was my first experience of 'them'. The extra width and short length really did make as much difference as I thought it would and Rob is a strong bloke. The usual 35 minutes to Calshot became an hour and five.
After a few chilled beers on the beach, we paddled back in the fading daylight. Beaching briefly on the Warsash Hook, Griff and Rob swapped kayaks and Rob soon disappeared ahead in the distance, while Griff worked up a sweat. Rob soon got the hang of the Kodiak and it reinforced his intention to buy a sea kayak in the near future. As for the prospect of still camping this year, we are still up for it but I think we will need a bigger tent...
Photo courtesy of Griff
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