Keyhaven - Needles - Freshwater Bay paddle.

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Keyhaven - Needles - Freshwater Bay paddle.

Postby liquidusblue » Thu Mar 22, 2012 10:57 am

Quick post:

http://ewb-anglesey.blogspot.co.uk/

Photos, video and more detailed writeup to follow. However, There is a plan a few posts down entitled "Solent" that covers the plan (Plan A) in more detail.

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Re: Keyhaven - Needles - Freshwater Bay paddle.

Postby TechnoEngineer » Thu Mar 22, 2012 12:55 pm

A quick half an hour lunch and a (unsuccessful) look for a coach local to the IOW


IIRC, IOWSK operate from the back of Sandpiper's Hotel - seen across the car park here:

http://g.co/maps/5kz8c
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Re: Keyhaven - Needles - Freshwater Bay paddle.

Postby liquidusblue » Thu Mar 22, 2012 10:51 pm

Oh yeah, we knew where his hut thing was. We just came to say hello but he wasn't in, Probably kayaking!
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Re: Keyhaven - Needles - Freshwater Bay paddle.

Postby OwenBurson » Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:27 am

Andy said you had a great day out.

liquidusblue wrote:We just came to say hello but he wasn't in, Probably kayaking!


Wish I had been kayaking! I was up in Nottingham at a meeting thinking that it would have been a great day to out at the Needles!
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Re: Keyhaven - Needles - Freshwater Bay paddle.

Postby liquidusblue » Fri Mar 23, 2012 12:05 pm

Yeah was good Owen, Really enjoyed it. Should have a video up today.

I think it would have been better practice for Anglesey with fiercer conditions but we deffo got a work out anyway on the way back against the tide!

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Re: Keyhaven - Needles - Freshwater Bay paddle.

Postby liquidusblue » Fri Mar 23, 2012 5:04 pm

Excuse the spelling mistakes / Music!

http://youtu.be/BLbbtqAdLRw

Maybe my GoPro will also have more luck on it's third time out. Still not got it right on my head, Too much water, not enough horizon!
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Re: Keyhaven - Needles - Freshwater Bay paddle.

Postby 6950rpm » Fri Mar 23, 2012 7:36 pm

Really nice video!

Have done the trip from Freshwater to Scratchels Bay and back a few times. With the wind and tide against you it can certainly be a bit of a hard slog but most worth it.
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