An old interest renewed!

At last I've got around to doing something I've been meaning to do for a long time............I've got my old Martin Lynx compound bow out & joined Forest Bowmen in Derbyshire.

I managed to surprise myself (having not picked up a bow in anger for about 19 years), this was the first time I had ever shot an un-marked course with big game target faces & I had more hits than misses!

Some hits were better than others!

Now I just need to adjust the pin-sight & practice!

Santa has been very generous this year.......

I must have been very good this year, Sarah bought me a new float tube!

A Sparton Cruiser, the Rolls Royce of Float Tubes. This is a picture taken from Steve Parton's website (I'm sure Steve won't mind), more to follow when I get out onto Simmesjon after some trout next June! 

Santa's been!

Santa, well OK my Dad, has been bearing gifts of a pair of fantastic hand-crafted ash beavertail canoe paddles. I'd asked my Dad to make me a pair of paddles for my canoe - the "Nice Beaver" -  earlier in the year & sent him the Graham Warren "Paddlemaking" DVD.

Here they are.

They really are the bees-knees, beautifully balanced & perfectly finished.

Thanks Dad!

Can't wait to get out to Sweden & try them out this summer!