It’s that time of year again! And it finally felt like it today. The fleece that I have been living in inside and outside the house stayed on the back of my chair today and I spent far too long gazing out of the window at the still, sunny, summery day that beckoned me out to play.

This coming weekend is the first May bank holiday weekend, traditionally a time of sea kayaking symposiums in the UK. Barry and I are heading north tomorrow to Scotland to the 2nd Karitek Midwest symposium. The forecast is pretty good and I’m looking forward to a few days on the water with old and new friends in the pretty Tayvallich area.

On Anglesey is another symposium – anyone attending that who wants to buy any of my DVDs can get them from the Summit 2 Sea shop who are relocating to Anglesey outdoors for the event.

Later in May is the first Seapoint & South East Sea Kayak Symposium, which is being held on 19/20 May in Kent. Jeff Allen is instructing & talking and if you buy a raffle ticket, you might win my latest DVD, “This is the Roll”.

So whatever you are doing this weekend – I hope it involved a bit of fresh air, and a splash of water.