04 April 2012

The Waiting Game...


Others are on their way; Martin Lee and Michal & Natalie Madera all started at the weekend and are making good progress along the southeast coastline. But I sit here with an eye on the weather. I still have a couple of days until my window opens but it looks like I won’t be going anywhere on day one. The biggest factor in this game is the weather; it decides when you paddle and when you stare at the inside of the tent for the day. It decides what is safe and what isn’t.

My chosen start point of the Anglesey complicates things a little. The plan is to head to the Isle of Man on day one, followed quickly (hopefully) by another crossing to take me north towards Scotland. With 2 significant crossings in the early stages it is a waiting game, looking for good enough weather to get onto and then off the Isle of Man in short order.
Until then we wait, I feel it may not be the only waiting I may have to do...