Another frustrating day with no paddling which is testing Jordan’s patience and resilience, however we hope to be out for an early start tomorrow in the darkness!
What initially was thought of as a no-paddle day turned out to be a hugely progressive day for Jordan who managed a distance of 34.69km! Once again we were joined by some very supportive dolphins and seals who checked on Jordan over the day, and as the day led into the night the water was lit up by the shine from the moon
Jordan pushed his limit on the 90th day of TGBP! Paddling in much higher winds than normal which meant some pretty big swells under the board. But he was able to use this to his advantage and actually managed to surf a couple of the waves in this afternoons paddle!
A huge thank you from Jordan and every member of The Great British Paddle team must go to Alison Campbell from the Army Cadets Healthy Minds campaign in Northern Ireland for the amazing support and helping us re-stock up on provisions for the weeks ahead by engaging with some very kind local people and businesses including: Jenni Moore, Sea Source Seafood Shop, Mourne Fishbox, AJ Fresh Foods, Natures Nosh, Cunningham Butchers, Food Hall & Bistro, Kilkeel, Beer Hut, The Galley Annalong, Pepper Jack’s, Whyn Croft Country Produce. We are also super grateful to James and the team at Portaferry Marina for allowing us free moorings for the weekend whilst we weather the storm and for providing pizza and chips for the onboard crew, amazing! As always we are blown away from the kind support of complete strangers as we continue on our mission to inspire hope through education and the spirit of adventure.
Amazing support today from RFCA NI, 1st Battalion and 2nd Battalion (Northern Ireland) ACF. Jordan was presented with a unit plaque and a charity cheque for £1000 towards his latest expedition. Thank you so much to the incredible generosity of the Army Cadets family in Northern Ireland!
Jordan and the team are heading out for a midnight start tonight to hopefully get some distance through the early hours of the morning!
Unfortunately after hopes of getting a midnight paddle in last night, the winds became too strong for Jordan to safely paddle and it had to be called off. Hopes are high for a morning paddle tomorrow though! ![]()
Feeling hopeful for a paddle window tomorrow evening!! Looking like it could be a productive 6 hours if the weather keeps up! ![]()
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Heading out for a night paddle tonight and hoping for a strong 6 hours of paddling!
As the Great British Paddle celebrates its 100th day of its incredible expedition, Jordan and the team are humbled and so grateful for all the incredible support and donations that have come in so far! Keep it up guys, thank you so much! ![]()
Today’s no paddle day has given us time to really appreciate the amazing support that this expedition has received! Thank you so much and please if you can, keep donating and let’s get this school built!!
Great progress today! The start of Jordan’s paddle was very choppy due to the weather being wind over tide, making for some dramatic waves! Another 16.85km in the bag! ![]()
A very well deserved rest day for Jordan after his amazing crossing to Scotland over the Irish Sea yesterday! Not too much of a break though as he’ll be back out tomorrow morning for some more paddling!
The team is getting to know Scotland more and more each day, with today’s paddle starting off choppy and ending with strong winds! Our luck is turning out pretty good with the weather being in our favour! ![]()
Another day, another paddle, another bit closer to John O Groats. Jordan continues to “micro paddle” with short, sharp windows, sometimes it’s only a couple of hours but this is great for morale as the expedition keeps moving forwards and deeper into Scotland. Today the team all had open water baths in the sea due to rationing of fresh water on board, it was a little bit chilly to say the least! Tonight the crew are in for a rocky night at anchor once again.
A very strong paddle with some favourable tides too this morning as Jordan was able to cheat the wind using the topography of the land and coastline. The team also passed the third largest whirl pool in the world in the Gulf of Corryvreckan. It looks like a weather system is passing over head so unlikely to be any more progress in the next 24 hours or so sadly.
No paddle day in preparation for an early rise and morning paddle!
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plan today was just to get 5k in the bag, but because of the favourable
weather Jordan managed to get 33.81km! Brilliant progress!
After an unexpectedly hard paddle, Jordan welcomed the chance to recover for what could be a fairly windy day on the water on his next paddle ![]()
Brilliant progress today with another 34.26km in the bag! Jordan had lots of sightings of wildlife including a sea otter, several seals and an ospray. Jordan and the team have now arrived in Tobemory, the location of popular kids tv series Balamory!