The sun was shining and the river had plenty of water in it - perhaps a bit too much as many of the features were not there.
We put in at Erwood so as to shorten the day and so it was only a half mile or so to the infamous "Hell Hole" rapid/shoot.
Today it was more of a bouncy run rather that a boat goobling stopper or boat crunching slot. Still enjoyable and I managed to get one of the gang to film me.
It was interesting to get back on the Wye, especially this stretch as I have not paddled it for probably 2 years now. I have been doing smaller rivers and so the width of the river was a pleasant surprise - I can see why it is a favourite for canoe training and assessment - plenty of room and no real difficulty. That said Hell Hole can be daughting in levels lower and higher that this.I have included some video of Hell Hole, strange set of lines down but conditions allowed for some experimentation.
Angelo - Hell Hole
Well done Petrina - Good line, sorry I did not get the full film.
Jo running Hell Hole
Steve running the stopper alongside Hell Hole.
