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Things that come out at night

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The weather lately has been calm and sunny so we thought that we would try a spot of night paddling. I have experienced this before whilst competing in DW but never out on the sea so it was going to be interesting to feel what that sort of exposure would be like. The plan was to launch at Newton and handrail the coast around to the Porthcawl breakwater. It was not quite dark when we left and the camera has a low light facilty so the pictures do not show the correct light level. When using the flash it actually looks darker than it was. The tide had turned and was on its way in so we ferry glided out to the Fairy Bouy just off Porthcawl and then rode the tide back to Newton. A really enjoyable paddle, there was no pressure and it gave us chance to really enjoy the atmosphere.

Mumbles to Port Eynon - Uphill

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We have not been sea kayaking for a while so when the forecast looked good we opted for a short trip from Mumbles to Port Eynon. The plan was for a leisurely paddle along the coast with lunch on the beach at Three Cliffs Bay. This would then fill in a bit more of the Welsh coastline along which we are having game of 'join the dots'. I had the feeling that this part of the coast was going to be a bit unispiring which may sound a bit disrespectful but it certainly did form the transition from the industrialised area around Swansea Bay onto the stunning Gower coast. It only really got going after Pwll du Point although there were a few interesting features. There was plenty of faffing at the start and Neil decided to show off this years fashionable Kayak wear. Lou had a one hour wait at the Nab slip while we sorted the shuttle and couldn't wait to get started. This the MRCC at Mumbles Head with the lighthouse in the background. Caswell Bay looking towards Brandy Cove and Pwll