Lowri Davies

Welcome to Norway – Photo: Nick Horwood In celebration of finishing Uni forever, I’ve buggered off to Norway. As the Newcastle ferry was cancelled last year, Nick Horwood, my van and I had to mission the drive from Dunkerque through France, Belgium,  Holland and Denmark to get a ferry to Norway. At the ferry port [...]

It was my first time at Wet West Paddlefest. I’d heard a lot about it but never been able to make it before, so was excited to find myself in the country with nothing clashing? in the diary. Hucking? off the Falls of Falloch before breakfast -? Photo: Tom Laws Tom Laws on the Falls [...]

Since the last update, I had a few more days with? AUCC? – trying out our inflatables and coaching the beginners before the? paddling ban and? continued rain resulted in? them upping sticks and heading to Slovenia. It was a tearful fairwell; but I was cheered up by the sight of many other friends arriving [...]

Last Tuesday I completed my last exam of my third year, deeming me “free for the summer”. Only one more year of Uni, then I can claim my status as a MEng-er. In four days time, I head out to the French Alps (via? the big wave in Lyon)? with my University Canoe Club – [...]

? Photo: Lowri Davies With the BCU’s contract with the Outdoors Show ending last year, Brookbank (the UK’s biggest canoeing retailer) decided to organise a show dedicated to paddling. This was met with mixed responce; paddlers always seeming to find fault in anything people do. Admittedly, the show being organised by one retailer does mean [...]

Finally, exams are over!! This weekend’s BUSA Slalom was a well-timed weekend of paddling, partying and seeing friends; with plenty of carnage to be entertained by. ? A few of my photos from BUSA are here,? though I only took a few. Thanks to Machester and Bangor for being so hospitable. Congratulations to the couple [...]

? Introduction: This year’s Dee Tour party theme was ‘P’. As has become tradition, Aber Uni? Canoe Club found? themsleves a theme within the main one;? this time it was Pacman!? James ‘Pieboy’ Allred? came up with the plan and as such found himself with the task of constructing a Pacman costume, while I was [...]