Back in the Swellie's again today with the intention of practicing some moving water skills & boy does it move.
I've also added lots of action shots of yours truly for all my lady admirers, (I Wish! LOL).
I am kinda wondering how I'm gonna get under the bridge with the flow & 25mph winds against me?
Wasn't too bad, a bit of shore hugging & a few hard strokes & I was through. You can see in this image just how fast the flow is & I'm hitting it at peak flow too.
What surprised me a little was the eddy currents, some of them literally spin in circles & are tricky to paddle through.
Gonna come back to this spot later, let it build up a bit first. Another surprising thing is how quickly the waves change. There was three distinct rapids in this area when I returned, the strongest on the left, then the middle & the weakest on the right.
Within minutes the one on the right had died away leaving the middle strongest before all the waves died down.
this seems a feature of the swellie's, grab the moment when you can & then move onto the next spot.
Heres a few action shots, like I said, something for the ladies (LOL).
Breaking In... |
Inside Turn |
A fab few hours on the water & a great playground :)
Ladies LOL your nearly a North Walian when are you travelling up North!
ReplyDeleteHow did you get them shots mate. They are good! Bet you was pleased with them.
ReplyDeleteScott
I was paddling here on Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteHey Scott, I used Jedi powers :)
ReplyDeleteHey Jesus, shame, I was in the area, would of been good to get out for a paddle :)