Tuesday, 17 May 2016

Mike collects his new Tarpon 120

It was Jackie’s original idea that on collection day from AS Watersports Exeter http://www.aswatersports.co.uk/ we would park at the swing-bridge at Countess Weir GR 940894 and tabb along the canal towards Exeter and the basin, collect the Sit-On-Tops, then canoe back the three miles to the car park, hoick ‘em out, lobb ‘em on the roof and drive home to Plymouth. Brilliant idea. I wish I had thought of that. However we didn’t factor in Jackie breaking her femur and needing a replacement hip! Neither, another significant point, did we think the manufacturer would be late in delivering Jackie’s special order mango coloured kayak!

Thus it turned out that Mike drove to Exeter canal basin on his lonesome, paid over more cash and then lashing the kayak to the roof-rack took away his Lime green kayak and paddle.