Penarth with Mick

I joined Mick today at Penarth to try out his new fold up
kayak on the sea.

I hauled my kayak down the slipway opposite the RLNI station
whilst Mick carried his down in a large bag! He emptied out
what looked like a few wooden crutches and snooker cues
and 20 minutes later he had a kayak. Amazing!

With the ebbing tide now in full flow we didn't want to venture
out to far so headed out against the tide toward Cardiff Bay.

I bought a waterproof camera case on Friday but had a

bit of trouble trying to take pictures through the plastic.

Most of my pictures we smudged due to water on the

cover.

On our way back we almost had a close call with the 72ft

Challenge Wales boat, which was coming in to dock at the

barrage. This boat is one of only 12 in the world built to this

design and was originally raced around the world. It is now

owned by the charity and used to give young people the

experience of sailing.

My blurry pictures! We passed under the Pier before landing

back near the slipway. A further 20 minutes later and Micks

Kayak was back in it's bag and in the boot!