It has been 11 months since I last got out on the paddle, and 13 months since my last kayaking video. Unfortunately, due to an issue with my knees, I had to postpone my kayak camping trip in Norfolk that I had planned for this week.
Not to be defeated, I brushed the cobwebbed off my Ranger One hybrid kayak and took myself off for a nice amble on the River Medway.
Aided by neoprene knee supports, Deep Heat, and painkillers, I had a thoroughly enjoyable day out on the paddle.
Other than exploring the little island at Porters Lock, I had a wonderful time checking out all the locks on my way back upstream.
The downstream paddle was approximately 4 miles (6.5km), so I covered about 8 miles (13kg) out and back, portaging at 3 locks, and using 3 canoe passes going downstream.
Lock distances traveling downstream from Tonbridge Slipway are,
- Tonbridge Slipway to Town Lock 0.5 miles.
- Town Lock to Eldridges Lock 1.25 miles.
- Eldridges Lock to Porters Lock 1 mile.
- Porters Lock to East Lock 1.25 miles.
8 miles out and back.
