So little time

Earlier today, Josephine and I went for a brief paddle on the Ceou. The river was clearly lower than when I had last visited as the stopper at the base of the weir at Daglan had shrunk greatly and a large cushion wave on the right hand side had appeared.

We did only two drops; "the one that neither of us remembered" and "les cascades des pecheurs." Both passed uneventfully. I felt the slight bump that Jo had mentioned but my inherent stability was enough that it did not affect me. However, after having descended les Cascades des Peucheurs we played (Jo more than I) and I capsized while doing dip turns. Fortunately, I rolled swiftly as the water was far cooler than I had been led to believe.

Neil and Annette of PBCC (formerly HFCC) arrive on Sunday evening so no doubt we will soon be running the Vezere and Correze. They allegedly have plans to run the upper Vezere which has stretches of Grades Four. I think it is highly unlikely that I will paddle this stretch as I have paddled only twice since the Summer in Spain; once at Christmas on the Vezere when it was -4 and once at Acton Pool.

Unfortunately, the experience of Christmas has badly damaged my confidence. The cold was just one step too far.

In the real world: Jose Mourninho has said that he is more concerned about Bird Flu than Man Utd catching Chelsea at the top of the premiership! Talking of football, incredible result for Middlesborough last night. Look on the BBC if you haven't heard.