October and November antics

After our Portugal holiday I did manage to get out deep water soloing a handful of times, up to and including 19th October, until the weather finally changed and the rains came again. We'd had some good weather for climbing over the summer, but I guess it had to come to an end at some point! 

The latter part of October and the first part of November saw a great deal of rainfall, with the River Dart holding good levels for several weeks on end. This meant I was able to get on the Upper Dart section for some superb kayaking sessions! Overall during this period I solo paddled the Upper Dart 11 times, walking the shuttle on most of these occasions too, and led my partner Elisabeth down on one trip making that 12 runs in about two weeks. I also completed 3 upper dart runs in one day during this time too.

When the rains finally subsided and the weather became drier and cooler from mid-November onwards, I was able to get back down to Berry Head for some DWS again, though making sure I didn't fall in as it was pretty cold by then.

Also towards the end of November I managed to score some nice local surf sessions, including a really good clean day down at Bantham in the sunshine riding some sweet and crisp little waves. 

I also managed to get a last bit of coasteering in just before the end of November too, with some good trips along Anstey's Cove area in Torquay and a superb adventure along the cliffs of Berry Head, with some nice big jumps thrown in for good measure.
So a pretty good couple of months in all really. Loving it! :)