Last years "Palava"

[rancid badger]

Just a slide show I chucked together with some of my photo's from last years outings with the new boat.
[video=youtube;L-yz1Q3TxAU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-yz1Q3TxAU[/video]

I'm still building strength and confidence after my heart attack in October but I'm hoping to get back on the water in April

Any questions, feel free.

Steve

 

[Toddy]

I didn't know you'd had a heart attack, Steve. I hope you recover very well indeed and are back to good health and a busy active life pdq

M

 

[Macaroon]

Great little slide show there; I hope you're back to it again tout suite, as they say; being a long time Spaniel man and a real sucker for them I got a gander at Molly the working Cocker too, bonus

 

[rancid badger]

Great little slide show there; I hope you're back to it again tout suite, as they say; being a long time Spaniel man and a real sucker for them I got a gander at Molly the working Cocker too, bonus

Thank you Mac.

I've been building up steadily and I'm planning on getting back to work at the end of the month (phased return) We'll see but I'm hoping to get back across to the lakes in April.

Molly was a cracking little dog. Tireless, mad keen, loving, comical at times and beautiful.

Gone but never forgotten

Cheers

Steve.

 

[rancid badger]

Thanks Mary, it was a bit of a shock as the only risk factor was cholesterol around "5" and a family history.

Doing okay now though, fitter than I've been for 20 years! (Well, maybe 10)

Just need to get back in the swing

best wishes

Steve

 

[rancid badger]

I think I might have asked before but are there any other Gumotex owners on here?

Steve

 

[wobbler]

Like the video clip, very well put together. We've had the same boat since May last year, bought it because it was easier to transport.

We have had some great little adventures with.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Ian


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[rancid badger]

Thanks for the kind comments Wobbler (love the user name by the way, anything to do with J & TB?)

They really are very under-rated boats, much better quality and design than Sevylor etc and well capable of expedition use but then you pay as much for a Palava as you do for a fairly decent, 2nd hand polythene Canadian canoe!

The big plus as you say, is the ease of transport and general portability of the boat.

cheers

Steve

 

[Night Phoenix]

What a beautiful and calming video. The places you have visited seem so peaceful.
Really hope to hear of your return back to the water and wish you healing.

 

[rancid badger]

Thank you Night Phoenix.

The locations are; Ullswater and Goldrill Beck through Patterdale( the river which feeds the lake at the extreme southern end of the lake) and Derwent water and the River Derwent from about Rosthwaite down over (that's down river or north on a map).

The boat lends itself to getting close to wildlife and slipping through quiet little spots due to the fact that it can be more or less silent in use, unlike a normal hardshell canoe which not only crunches and bangs when hitting the bottom or other obstacles but also if you happen to clip the hull with your paddle etc.

thanks again

Steve

 

[rancid badger]

Does anyone know of a forum dedicated to inflatable canoes and kayaks in the UK or a european setup with a UK section?

I've done a bit of research but found absolutely nothing to speak of.

I've a feeling that the thing I'm searching for has "evolved" and will probably be found on facebook.

Cheers

Steve

 

[Toddy]

Song of the paddle has a section that's mostly reviews of inflatables, but the conversations do grow there too.

http://www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/forum/forumdisplay.php/43-Inflatable-Canoes-(all-makes)

M

p.s. just spent a very pleasant five minutes watching your video
Lovely to see, and glad to hear you're on the mend and your enthusiasm is growing
M

 

[Big G]

Hi Steve,

I joined this one a good few year go : http://kayakfishinguk.co.uk/ .. Andy the lad who runs it.. from your neck of the woods.

I was in to my sea fishing.. well boat fishing mainly.. i was gonna buy a sit on top kayak to fish from.

It's a great site.. but it's mainly geared up for fishing from a kayak.. a good source of info on there thou.

 

[rancid badger]

Thanks for the responses so far.

I'm a member on both of the forums mentioned above, song of the paddle since about 2008 from when I first started paddling Canadian canoes and kayak fishing since about 2013 when I bought a sit on top. (I've forgotten my username and password on the kayak site!) neither have what I'm looking for in the way of inflatable info.

cheers

Steve