Last paddle before the long drought

This is a very late report on my last paddle before a 2 month drought with no paddling and no fishing being done - After the Rhoscolyn session in February things hotted up on the work front with a second interview for a new job down in mid Wales, and then suddenly landing the job in later March and having to rush around working a months notice in my old job as well as getting the house and garden up to scratch for putting on the market in early April. I did manage to get out for one last paddle with Hughesey the week before I started my new job at the end of April, so here is the belated report:

We met up at Cable bay for a planned paddle but the swell and wind didnt look inviting, so we came up with a cunning plan B - to catch the last hour of the flood tide up the river at Cymyran beach and paddle up to four mile bridge (and back on the ebb)- a trip I had been wanting to do for ages. We had a lovely chill out paddle up the river, diverting into a few interesting blind alleys on the way, and then sat on the bridge at four mile bridge for a coffee break whilst watching some surf kayakers playing in the outfall before the tide turned to the ebb. Then paddled back on the ebb, enjoying the views and wildlife again, which was only disturbed at the end of the trip by some moronic jet skiers racing about at speed in what is a 5mph byelaw restricted area. Here are some pics and video I took on the day:

The launch at an hour before high tide - straight off the car into the water!



Some nice houses were passed on the way up to four mile bridge:








The parking lot:




Looking back the way we had come:






Hughesey, admiring the view and the outlow play area:





Playtime:









Back at the seaward end of the river: