Half day: Helford river tour 03/08/2010
I had the Kayaks on the roof of the car the paddles wedged on the side of the roof rack and a boot full of kayaking kit raring to go, as soon as Gareth and Bethany got to me at Carwinion Gardens for our early start of 9.30am. When they arrived we jumped into the car as quick as we could and made our way to our launch spot at Durgan.
It amazes me every time; When we drive around the final bend that leads down to the little village of Durgan, how beautiful the Helford River is, even on days when the Cornish missle is set in.
We unloaded in half the time it took me to load all equipment onto the car, and got kitted out for our paddle. On the water we headed north and noticed how the river was so quite and peaceful with hardly any other activity happening.
We passed the Helford Passage and the Helford Village and with the destination of the amazing Frenchman’s creek, I slowly picked up the pace and we made great time. On arrival at Frenchman’s Creek we all were amazed as the wind died off and the missel cleared which allowed the Creek to really show us its beauty and didn’t disappoint at all.
We paddled and drifted taking in the sights and sounds until we got to a grass Plato where we beached our kayaks and gave our legs a stretch. We stood on the Plato supping on a cup of hot chocolate and nibbling on some almond slices, whilst watching the grey mullet swimming lazily around the creek.
After feeling refreshed from the hot chocolate and cake, we jumped back in our kayaks and headed out of Frenchman’s creek and over towards Port Navis and down passed the Helford passage and back to the village of Durgan.
The Helford River is truly a unique place, no matter what the conditions or weather it still manages to show you its beauty. And still always manages to keep me excited about jumping in my Kayak to take people who have never seen what I have seen on a kayaking tour that i know will leave them feeling great and with a big smile.
Published on August 3rd, 2010 and is filed under Blog.
