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Or rather south to north

@@PyramusRay I had wondered the same, then I thought it might have been simply taken from a later angle than the "usual" photos. Great spot!

@@PyramusRay I think you are correct ... the steps up to the bridge are definitely on the wrong side, the photo had been flipped and I hadn't realised

That is fun to do

ok ethan

@@der_7thpanzer how do you know that?

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Hi, thank you for your feedback (it is a really good point). I think my balance of voice / noise / music gets better in more recent videos but I still have a lot to learn 😁

There are, unfortunately conflicting views upon that 🙁 in short, if you can get on / off at places of public access then paddle wherever and whenever there is enough water. The longer answer is: the Wye and Usk Foundation have negotiated access points and dictated the paddleable sections and dates onto paddlers. Good luck

@@a4adventurewales thanks, I’m pretty new to canoeing and still learning I don’t live far from the Usk (Abergavenny) I’ve done a couple of multi day trips down the Wye but fancy something a bit more challenging.

Hi, I'm really not sure ... it was a random file from somewhere ... sorry

That is really decent of you to say, thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it; I'm afraid my videos are generally mediocre at best

@@a4adventurewales A pleasure there. It so reminded me of my own childhood and father. He was fun to. No worries about medocre - that's part of my life to. Peace.

Hi, thank you. Levels depend on the section really. If you mean Aberbran to Brecon specifically then 0.70m to 0.90m on the Brecon gauge is a nice level

I believe it was 0.88m at Llandetty

Mediocre at best Alan, but nice to be able to look back on these little adventures

@@a4adventurewales yes it is. Still hoping to see you soon after Christmas.

Thanks bud, and the best thing was ... it wasn't even my birthday, but I still got to ride!

Hi Matt, nope ... outside Lockdown of course ... you just pitch up and paddle there! It's great to hear of people actively practising; I provide canoe coaching on open water and on moving water, let me know if I can help at all

@@a4adventurewales That's great thank you Tim. I'm doing a challenge next year. Canoeing 100 miles from Glasbury to Chepstow as a tribute to my son who sadly passed away last year. I'm getting coaching but obviously would like somewhere to practice what I'm taught. Glad to know that you can paddle here and it's fairly local for me as I live in Newport.

@@mattt3853 I'm really sorry to hear about your son Matt, but the 100 miles will be a really enjoyable, and challenging, tribute to him.

That's what I thought too. I'll keep you updated. Hoping for a better year with the paddling keeping me motivated and focused.

Hi Andy, the Brecon to Talybont section is straightforward with only one real rapid to negotiate. I use the Llandetty Guage and 70cm is the lowest this section will canoe at. If you're used to slightly bigger drops then the Talybont to Llangynidr section with Gd 3 Mill Falls is definitely worth looking at

@@a4adventurewales Thanks very much for your speedy reply Tim. I'm reading some info off the web & it's telling me that this section is only paddleable in winter? is that right? Also, if you wouldn't mind where was the put in spot in Brecon, many thanks.

@@MrAndyballard there is an access agreement on the river usk ... but they forgot to get paddlers to agree to it. It is best in winter though as it needs to be at least 70cm on the llandetty guage if not higher. The put in at brecon is really straight forward at the Promenade car park

Thanks Steve, G can really struggle with new places / things and making 'Explorer George' videos enables him to much more easily take ownership and control of the situation.

Hi Laura, we were so lucky with the beauty of the first day that it made up for the shorter trip! It was stunning. As a general rule you dress for the temperature rather than the season so, even though I had no intention of falling in, I wore a fleece undersuit and a Palm Torrent drysuit over the top while paddling. Although it was very unlikely I would get wet the consequences of it happening would either be bad for my health or would have ended the trip early. On another day I might have just worn dry trousers and a separate jacket (with fleece underneath again ... I have experimented with wearing synthetic garments under drysuit but it was just too sweaty and ended up being colder in the long run!)

Thanks for responding! That’s good to know 😊