Despite me forgetting it was Mothers Day when I arranged this trip, I was pleased and relieved to be joined on a lovely sunny Sunday by a small but elite group of paddlers for this trip. We parked up and got changed appropriately enough next to Harvey’s brewery.

We paddled upstream with the tide, and met an iceberg on the way

We arrived at Hamsey Weir just before the tide turned, with a small wave on the upstream side of the weir.

This photo is whilst we picnicked and the tide is just about to turn. The Weir is almost invisible at this point.

Anyhow, picnicking commenced on a lovely grassy bank and it was almost too hot in the bright sunshine!

We made our own simple entertainment. Laughing at Zack, who fell in!

and playing an impromptu game of polo

Then, after a quick session on the strengthening wave, now on the downstream side of the weir, we set off back to Lewes.

Back in Lewes we met up with Tobin Debbie and Issac for a quick beer, before the trip back to MKC. A nice paddle that we’ll definitely be repeating in the summer!