PADDLER 22
Words : Julian Taylor & Sarah Webster Photos : Julian Taylor & Barb St Aubyn
PADDLER 22
THE BOHUSLAN ARCHIPELAGO
SWEDEN
Words : Julian Taylor & Sarah Webster Photos : Julian Taylor & Barb St Aubyn
Back in the dark , gloomy days of January 2024 , three members of the Wyedean Canoe Club - Barb , Simon and Julian hatched a plan to paddle some of the Swedish coastline in the summer . A post was posted on the club ’ s sea chat , and Richard agreed to join the group . Sarah and Ken from North Avon Canoe Club were enlisted , and at this point , we should say we are not out-and-out hardened adventure types , just six ordinary club paddlers with various paddling abilities . However , four out of the six of us are paraglider pilots , so neither navigation nor interpretation of advancing weather conditions was a concern .