thought if theres a few with canoes how about the island on derwent?? for an overnighter? Dates wise thinking 2nd or third weekend in march? weekends 12th/13th or 19th/20th. I like the rafting idea its been years since ive done that. Unfortunately i cant get hold of the materials to make one. Even a coracle would be a bit tricky. Might keep a look out for some bits though for the future. It would be a great test on inginuity. Did a raft race once where we had to build the rafts at the start of the race. We were the first team to finish ours ran into the water and didnt know about the sudden drop off. All 4 of us disapeared and lost the paddles....ended up trying to paddle with bits of 3x2 and ended up getting rescued cause we took to long... Anyway back to the meetup. So then folks whats it to be woods or canoe... I will give the owners a bell tomorrow anyway it will still be good to know one way or the other. I am happy to take a passenger in the canadian and got a bit of spare gear too. (any one else happy to offer the same) Hi folks, I have been waiting to catch a guy at work as he owns a piece of woodland on the western edge of the lakes to see if he's up for me using it, might have to cross his palm with silver