A rowing highway

So we thought we would be living in a quiet neighborhood? Well… forget it! At about 500m/1500ft distance the Christchurch kayaking club is located. The number of kayaks on this small piece of Avon is therefore pretty high. That in itself isn’t bad, it is even pretty relaxing to watch. However, there are also kayak-training sessions.

During those training sessions a trainer is biking along the river, shouting instructions to the kayakers through a megaphone. Inside our house with single glazing that can be heard very well, especially when the windows are open :-)

When of all times is the best time to train? Of course, Saturday morning at 7:00 AM!!! We don’t wake up anymore by blazing traffic; we wake up by blazing trainers. Oh well. At first I was a bit annoyed, but I have gotten used to it now, up to a point that I would miss it when they would stop doing it. Last week even a Canadian canoe with 20 people inside came floating past. All that can be seen just from inside our living room :-)


For as long as our lease of this house runs, I think we will be enjoying ourselves tremendously here!