My kayak club (Leaside in Clapton) had a trip with the teenagers to the Dart recently - whitewater river kayaking. Bryan spent so much time emptying kayaks after capsizes he came back determined to have bouyancy bags in the back of the kayaks so greatly reducing the amount of water he has to lift and empty next time. He has asked for plastic bottles which will go in a heavy duty bag which will be stuffed into the bag of the kayaks.
I use 5 litre bottles of water (I know, not supposed to be green, but no fluoride, no excreted medicines such as the pill, and no lead from pipes). Luckily these have a little handle so I can tie that to the handle of the back of the dry bag I use as a ruck sack as I cycle with all my gear to the club. I hope I don't look too odd!
As I have mentioned kayaking anyway, I will write about today, even though I can't find a particular link between in and being green and country in the city! I was in a kayak this morning, but not on the water, instead using it as a sled to come down Wilsons Hill in Springfield Park. Only a trip of packed snow down the middle of the hill, so off that and the grass acted as a brake (except for the guys, 4 or 5 at a time in a double kiwi when the weight meant they kept going even when they hit the grass).
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