kayak-2008

SKYDOG SPORTS KAYAKS

2008

November 9th was another great day on the Thames River and we took a trip from the dam to Kilworth. The water level was more than 2 feet above summer levels and it was moving fast making for some great rapids.

Liam Nediger and Amanda Walke Paddle The Mighty Thames

Autumn Colours are Still With Us

No Splashing Now - The Water is Pretty Cold

Liam

Heading to the Cliffs

Liam Removed His Hat as the Temperature was 40 Degrees F.

Almost To Kilworth

October 7 th was another great day on the Thames River and we took a trip from the dam to Kilworth.

Christi Gervais at Picture Rock

We are watching Christi Doing Well

Christi and Flash

Christi

Christi and Flash

June 28th on the Thames and we went the whole rout to Delaware and it was a great ride with Sharlene and Mary-Anne. The water level was about 18 inches higher than summer levels due to a good rain on Thursday night so the trip was a blast.

Bob Grant, Sharlene Hesselink and Mary-Anne Hesselink

Sharlene Hesselink

Mary-Anne and Sharlene with Flash

The Girls at Picture Rock and the Water is About 18 Inches Higher Than Summer

Mary-Anne and Sharlene

Flash Takes a Ride with Mary-Anne

A Lunch Break and Flash Swims

Sharlene and Flash

Mary-Anne

Sharlene Starting the Rapids at Kilworth

Mary-Anne

Sharlene in the Rapids at Kilworth

Flash Rides with Sharlene and Mary-Anne Follows

Mary-Anne

Mary-Anne a Great Ride

Mary-Anne Riding the Waves at Kilworth

Flash with Sharlene and Mary-Anne

April 29, 2008 - Springbank Dam to Komoka Bridge

The water was moving quite nicely and was about a foot above summer levels when we took Maureen's friend Suzanne for her first trip on the Thames and Suzanne was thrilled with the experience. With the water being a bit high the rapids were really nice at the Kilworth Bridge and Suzanne and I went through an extra two times as Maureen took some great photos. As we were approaching the Kilworth Bridge there was a med vac helicopter circling over our heads and it soon landed on the bridge at Killworth as there was a bad vehicle accident just before we arrived and people needed to be transported to the hospital quickly. After we went through the rapids we continued on to Komoka Bridge where we landed and tied our kayaks to the van. It was a wonderful day of kayaking.

Suzanne and Flash

Maureen, Flash and Suzanne

A Lunch Break Near Picture Rock

Maureen and Suzanne

Suzanne Hits a Rock

A Canoeist Watches the Helicopter

Maureen Has a Good Run Through The Rapids

Flash Waits For Us At The Rapids

Maureen Says "Hit Those Rapids Suzanne"

And Here We Go

Suzanne Gets The Big Ones

Power Paddler

We Can Almost See Suzanne

Suzanne Survives With A Big Smile

Wow She is Digging In

The Three of Us At The End of Our Trip

March 26, 2008 - Springbank Dam to Kilworth Bridge

The water was moving quite quickly and was above summer levels a little more than two feet so Picture Rock was not even showing. With the fast water our trip was one hour and twenty minutes and a beautiful day at 40 degrees F.