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Planning Notes from our Looe Trip:

(We might want to use these notes again so we are keeping them, we actually camped at Torcross, Thulestone and Cremyl and got to Looe on Wednesday evening having left on sunday at lunchtime - not bad going! A bit short of water on our kit list.)

Notes:

Plan is to meet Sunday morning, have lunch in Dartmouth and set off just after lunch.

Ken (from the Paignton Club) will collect 1 capella from Grenville House on Friday. Derek go to Brixham (Ian Patterson will take him in his car) and collect 2 more (at 9am Sunday).

We will do some shopping at Sommerfield in Dartmouth on the Sunday morning. Most food items can be bought on the day. Kayaks can be spread out on floor of DYC garage and packed. We can swap food/kit between the boats until its all gone in somewhere.

Endgame - get collected Thursday, mid-day ish by wives of Tim F Tim P and Derek.

Everyone should have:

camping kit:

2 x 2l plastic water bottles or equiv

1 x 0.5l plastic water bottle, or

if have one: platypus drinking tube

sleeping bag

thermarest/karrimat/lilo

tent / bivvy bag / or tarpaulin

waterproof dry bag (s)

bin liners x 10

any large clear plastic bags you have

plastic plate

plastic bowl

knife fork spoon

cup/mug

cereal for 2 breakfasts (eg readybrek)

General

torch, + spare batteries

1 roll insulation tape

money for pub /credit card

mobile phone in drybag

sunhat

sun tan cream

shaving kit (if wanted)

toothbrush (not toothpaste)

comb

reading material (magazine etc)

clothing suggestions:

on water:

wetsuit

long sleeved thermal top

a second top

wetsuit boots

lightweight cag or drycag

shorts as alternative to wetsuit

salopettes (only if you have them)

on beach/to pub:

small towel

1 pr trousers

thermal top

shirt

one jersey or fleece

wooly hat

light walkers windproof

waterproof trousers

1 pr sandals / shoes

pants/socks - ? 2 per day

shopping list for sunday am (or before)

Food to prepare in advance

1 bag of salad

3 butter (in sealed tubs)

eggs - lots - ?24

bacon - lots - ?4 packs

1 box red wine

(Tim F will bring 1 x white too)

1 x cream

1 soya cream

12 mars bars

lots of flapjack - sandra

1 large bag salted peanuts

1 sommerfield chocolate cake

1 toothpaste 1 shampoo

6 boxes pasta parcels

4 kitchen roll (double as loo paper)

8 bread rolls for Monday lunch

1 large tin tuna

2 large bag fresh pasta

1 bag mushrooms

6 oranges

dried milk

jar or plastic pot of honey

fruit teas

instant chocolate drinks

readybrek

instant custard

1 fruit cake cut into slices, wrapped - Ken

2lbs mature cheddar cheese, grated - Sandra

2 bunches spring onions chopped, added flour, salt & p TF

ratatouille in plastic box Richard

small containers of salt and pepper Ken

small plastic bottle with baileys in derek

already ripe nectarine punnets x 2 Tim F

container with Hellmans mayonnaise for rolls/salad TF

bread, homemade, sliced x2, Tim F

frozen prawns, put into coolbag on day, Tim F

pack of frozen smoked duck, " , Tim F

assemble:

tea bags - a few

heb tea bags "

coffee - in bag/container

Special Kit / Food

Tim F

maps

pub & other phone numbers

compass

1 large frying pan

vhf radio

?sea anchor

spare battery pack for VHF

flares

first aid kit

inc calendula

knoydart pump

sharp cooks knife, sheathed

spatulas for cooking

mixing bowl

small cool bag

lots of bag closer clips

?hand warmers, gloves

pen and paper

?crossword/book

Ian & Sandra

first aid kit

split paddles

paddle floats

towline

flares

thermos flask

tools

bread knife, sheathed

kitchen scissors

multitool

phillips screwdriver

duck tape

tin opener

matches

Mike

Gin

Tim P

meths for Ken / Richard stoves

patent homemade firelighters

?fire kindling wood

matches

thin cord for drying line (?5m)

digital camera

Derek

thin shockcord & 2m guy ropes x4

plastic sheet for tent

small washing up liquid & brush

Richard

fishing line

stove (for all those fish)

?Tim P to bring meths

matches

saucepan

Ken

trangia

Tim P/Richard to bring meths

flares

tea coffee

pack of cards

survival bag

dried apricots

Kit from DYC

towlines, skeg, one sponge per boat

spare spraydeck, set of splits,

lifejackets, spraydecks, paddles

line & hooks for paddle keeps

?flares

frisby, ball

foam for making backrest pads

Menu

breakfast

lunch

supper

snacks

Mon

bacon sandwiches

2 chopped oranges

readybrek with dried milk, hot water, honey

Tues

scrambled eggs

fried bread

2 oranges

readybrek with dried milk, hot water, honey

Wed

any eggs/bacon left

2 oranges

readybrek with dried milk, hot water, honey

Thurs

readybrek with dried milk, hot water, honey

Sunday lunch

eat before depart

in Dartmouth

eg Good Intent Panini

or Sommerfield sandwiches

or eat at Alf Resco

Sunday supper

meal at Start Bay Inn

mars bars

flapjack

fruit cake

peanuts

Monday

Rolls, prawn, salad

Monday

Pasta parcels,

spring onions, wine,

& cream for sauce

pack of smoked duck

grated cheese on top

ratatouille

chocolate cake and/or

hot nectarines in baileys

Tuesday lunch

Yet to decide, hope to buy?

Tuesday supper

pub meal somewhere

Wednesday lunch

Yet to decide, hope to buy?

Wednesday supper

pasta

tuna

mushrooms

cheese

(or buy something else)

fruit cake

custard