77 miles down - 73 miles to go (more than half way. Woohoo!)
Today the Kayakers set off first through the lovely Charlecote Park. The weather was in our favour with lots of glorious sunshine. After portaging (carrying our boat around) a deadly weir we set off towards the famous town of Stratford upon Avon, underneath the old Toll bridge and passed the enourmous RSC theatre and some equally big houses. Three really fun weirs followed which boosted the team morale along with lots of singing and lateral thinking games. We met up with the minibus at Binton bridge and passed the baton on to the Canoe team....
Lottie, Pete and Lee started the first leg of our journey in glorious sunshine and a stiff, cold wind behind us. This leg went smoothly and quickly with an enjoyable saunter down the river. It snow again and Pete canoed down his first weir of the day - while Lottie and Lee giggling from the sidelines. On route we had a brief lunch stop in a draughty half standing fishing shack! Next was the team's first propper weir; this was a white knuckle ride for some team members (Lottie was in crash position at least 50 yards before getting to the weir!) Then Lee decieded not to tell Lottie about any up and coming weirs, just in case she swam to the shore and abandon us. Further weir descents were enjoyed and full of hilarity before, during and after. Somehow Lottie would end wetter than anyone else - clever Lee always sat at the back Ha Ha!
A fantastic next section followed for the day's kayak warriors - some excellent weirs, swirling snow, a black swan and some kayak skills in a beautiful, memorable section ending below Fladbury Weir. Alice and Tom's confidence grew massively as they tackled the wild waters of the big weirs. A great day.
Reunited with the team it was back in the bus for the journey to Stratford Youth Hostel, a fine meal cooked by Ewan and a chance to nurse the aches and pains in a steaming shower.
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