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3 Capital Kayak

On the 28th of May I will be setting out on my 3rd "Summer Paddle" passing by the 3 Capitals of England, Scotland and Wales.

Starting in Sharpness on the east bank of the River Seven, I will walk to the source of the Thames then and paddle down to London. From there I will go up the East Coast of England to Edinburgh and then cross via canals to Glasgow. After paddling the coast of Wales and a stop over in Cardiff, I will touch my starting point to complete the circle, before paddling back home to Newquay.

Its another solo trip, just Demelza (my boat) and Hobgoblin (my tent) as companions. I'll be wild camping along the way. I like to take my time and make the most of the people and places I encounter along the way.

I like sharing my experiences, so I'd be delighted if you follow my adventures vicariously, this blog is difficult to update on a phone so I'll be using Facebbok as my main channel and also providing a live location feed.

Based on my leisurely pace and paddling 3 days out of 4, this is a dateline.

3CK date plan


If a million things go right, I'll be back for summer 25 to investigate Bonny Scotland


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