Outdoor Show

March 18, 2008 on 9:23 pm | In Uncategorized |

I am just back from the Outdoor Show in Birmingham where I was on the Visit Scotland stand. It was an interesting experience.

The show this year didn’t seem as well attended as when I was last there two years ago. There was a couple of paddling stands but not many, so from that point it was a little disappointing.

However the were several things which were very positive, there were many people who came up and said they were coming to the Outer Hebrides this year and what was there to do, so of course Chris (from Clear Water Paddling) and I obliged by telling them all about the adventures which await them.

There were also a lot of people who wanted to know about a trip next year and they were very interested when we were able to tell them about the Road Equivalent Tariff (RET) and the reduction in price this will mean to the ferry fares.

I saw quite a few people I knew. Landrover had a G4 vehicle there as they are opening entries for the next big race and if you want to know more of how you could get the free trip of a life time visit the web site (Landrover G4 Challenge).

However the most scarey thing was I saw a young man who I taught on an Outdoor Course many years ago and he was telling me of is paddling exploits in Nepal and Africa and how he works for a few months then goes off paddling for the next six. Sound fantastic but made me fell very old !

Finally, the people who were on the stand were very interesting I learned a lot about a very eclectic ‘list’ of things from economics to gap years to cheap restaurant meals. Lots of ‘food ‘ for thought.

Tim Pickering
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