Wye Wales (UK)
On this page you will find an impression of our 10 day paddling tour on the
Wye, a river located in
the east of Wales. Home page / Map / Further reading / Close photo album
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Hay on Wye is famous for it's second hand bookshops. If you consider a canoe trip on the Wye, it's here you can find plenty of books to refresh your knowledge. |
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| The landscape downstream Hay-on-Wye. |
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| Around tea-time rain was forecasted. From the "The Scar" still two more hours to paddle to the next campground. |
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Our camp on the land of Mr. Price. We expected some rain during our trip
so we took the "big" tent with us. The camping service included a lift to the nearest pub for our dinner and delivery of our shopping at the tent next day. Plenty of time to read our books... |
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| Lunch break at Eaton Bishop. |
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| Although the picture may suggest otherwise, they are a really good paddling team. |
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| The campground near Ross-on-Wye. From here we visited the historical town. |
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| Start of a long loop in the river, Symonds Yat Rock. The high limestone rocks are around the corner. |
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| The rapids near Symonds Yat are very popular for canoeing instruction. |
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The campsite of Monmouth is located a bit upstream the river Monnow. The lady of the tourist information was right: no one ever paddle to the campsite from the Wye. |
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The bus trip back to our car in Hay-on-Wye. Also a tip for people who normally travel by car, in the bus you are able enjoy the landscape by looking over the hedges along the roads. |
© Dirk de Boer
2005-2006