tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post2889825279015627012..comments2024-03-28T13:00:45.457+00:00Comments on An English Homestead: Very Wet Scout Walk & A Troll! Kev Alvitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-66274164747921444482020-04-05T12:45:44.609+01:002020-04-05T12:45:44.609+01:00Crossing my fingers for you. Kayaking is fun. Our ...Crossing my fingers for you. Kayaking is fun. Our first house had a stream that was tidal so we could launch off the front lawn and out under the small road bridge as long as the tide was right. James was just one when we first took him out (with his own teeny tiny lifejacket) and loved it. We had to move though because the house was just too small and too far from work and school for a reasonable commute. Really miss that even after 20 odd years.knutty knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325560883289908412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-41437477909594416012020-04-05T08:48:48.875+01:002020-04-05T08:48:48.875+01:00That sounds incredible! I'm afriad this doesn&...That sounds incredible! I'm afriad this doesn't really compare but I was hoping we'd go kayaking this summer - that's looking unlikely now though. Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-82283585622629405902020-04-05T08:47:47.271+01:002020-04-05T08:47:47.271+01:00Yes, would have to be pretty bad to stop us I thin...Yes, would have to be pretty bad to stop us I think, they had an adventure and that's important. Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-22183677695973608812020-04-04T00:06:25.776+01:002020-04-04T00:06:25.776+01:00Reminds me of our school camp as a teen. Rained pr...Reminds me of our school camp as a teen. Rained pretty much every day and didn't stop us doing anything...mostly bush walks and lots of waterfalls. The only dubious bit was getting out as the Matukituki River was still rising but we had good guides with us and at worst got wet to the chest in freezing cold glacier fed water. As this was full of fast moving silt it felt like being sandblasted in a freezer :) We were very proud of ourselves and learned some serious survival skills over that week.<br /><br />vivknutty knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325560883289908412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-12399020473619274262020-04-03T11:40:23.181+01:002020-04-03T11:40:23.181+01:00Yes, I think you did very well to give them a bit ...Yes, I think you did very well to give them a bit of real life, they're all too wrapped up in cotton wool these days and afraid to do anything. Good on you Kev!Sue Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741069217480207333noreply@blogger.com