"My Kayaking for December 2007"

Me on the Thames near where I live, 20th December 2007. My flat is just up and around the corner just past Teddington Lock, on the right. That is Eel Pie Island on the left and just under the sun (if you know what i mean;) is Radnor Gardens if you want to check it out on Google Maps?


Not too many paddles this month I'm afraid! I was just too busy trying to reach my mileage goal and also the pool in Ealing shut for the Christmas period and well, the River Thames is just so god damn coooold!!!



Thursday 13th December 2007 @ 21:00pm, Ealing Pool, 90mins, I didn't come last week as I had a cold and didn't want to aggravate it...i reckon I got it from the pool in the first place! I almost went but instead stayed in and had a nice long hot bath whilst listening to my ipod:), Ian was there tonight, Lee was Christmas shopping in Kingston and couldn't come. Tonight will be the last session at the pool until early January next year. So any more kayaking you see here in December will be out on the River Thames...I hope to get at least a couple of river runs in before the new year. Plus it was my Dad's 67th Birthday today and he & I went to see my youngest Sister Tania, Millie & Daisy for a Lovely pre-kayaking dinner of sausages & mash with big fat marrow peas with gravy:) MMMmmm! Happy Birthday Dad:)

Thursday 20th December 2007 @ 15:00pm, River Thames, Twickenham to Teddington Lock and back again, freezing bloody cold, the river bank was frosty with ice in places!, beautiful sunset (see photos for this post), temp 4, wind 6.

Me freezing my nuts off just for you;) 20th Dec, 2007...same position as above photo.




Jason








(C) JPT 2008.........