The photo above shows me about to descend into the village of Corfe Castle; my house is just visible in the background. It’s just possible that I am lucky enough to have the best commute home from work in the world. I work in Wareham, five miles down the road. I often cycle home, and whenever I can find the energy after a long day, I hop on the mountain bike and take an offroad route. Blasting along airy ridgetops or becoming a human strimmer through overgrown singletrack, it’s all good. There’s no better way to wind down after work.
This evening I called by the field in Corfe Castle being used in a few weeks’ time for the South West Sea Kayaking Meet. The location is great, as hopefully the photos below make clear. It’s not the flattest field in the world however, and the facilities amount to a single not very powerful tap. I’ve rented some loo cabins for the weekend, but the whole set-up is fairly rudimentary. The good news is that the village (with all amenities) is only a 5-10 minute walk away.
The SWSKM is now full I’m afraid. I’ll send out (and also post here) details of what the event entails within the next few days. One thing that you may wish to be aware of, is that on the Saturday evening, instead of indoor talks, we are all going to relocate to the beach for a swim and barbeque. I swam there last night incidentally, the water is currently a balmy 13 degrees C. If you own a wetsuit, this could be the time to dig it out…or maybe bring your boat down and practise rolling etc? More info to follow.
PS Apologies for slightly ropey photo quality; all pics taken on mobile phone.
Filed under: Corfe Castle, Dorset, Mountain biking, South West Sea Kayaking Meet
