First day of our fifth season in the Chinese Year of the Dragon, in the Element of Water.

First day of our fifth season in the Chinese Year of the Dragon, in the Element of Water.

We could not have asked for a better day to start our paddling season.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Windermere was nearly calm in the morning and twenty paddlers arrived promptly raring to go.
The sun was shining and the temperature quite fresh.
We soon had Artemis Diana off the trailer and on the water.
Two exhilarating sessions of paddling followed.
Tony and Roz helmed in the morning as we quickly got back into our paddling habits.
Muscle memory soon returned and Artemis was moving well.
In the afternoon the wind was fresher. Steph took to the drum with close concentration.
Tony took us through some 10 minute stamina building exercises and endurance interval Fartlek training.
Spring had come early to Windermere making for a wonderful day on the water.