With water levels still high in Wicklow I headed out for another day of boating. I paddled with the same people I had on Saturday plus a few additional paddlers from UCD. The water was still high though a good foot lower than Saturday if not more. There was still fun to be had all the way down but unfortunately once again I had to walk Jacksons. The drop was runnable for those in larger boats but even the shorter creekboats were getting backlooped and recirculated so there was no chance of my tiny C1 playboat making it through.
The river was really busy with at least 5 groups getting on at Lough dan at the same time as us. At times it was impossible to tell where the groups started and finished with a continous line of paddlers down the river as far as you could see.
Unfortunately that is my last session of paddling for a week or two but at least it ended on a high note!
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- Niall Quinn
- Co Wicklow, Ireland
- I'm from Wicklow but Ive lived in Belfast for the last 5 years. I have just finished an M-Eng in Aerospace engineering at Queens University Belfast, graduating with a 2.1. My main interest is paddling. I normally paddle C1 or squirt boats, though i will pretty much paddle anything else as long as it floats! I competed in the World Freestyle championships this year in squirt and C1, making the semifinals in squirt and eventually coming 9th. I also won the Irish Freestyle league this year in C1 and 2nd in squirt. I also do as many other sports as possible. Mostly watersports like sailing.I do occasionally go orienteering or mountain biking as well.
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