• ‘It’s not the Zambezi, but the Tweed has its moments’: canoeing in the Scottish Borders

    ‘It’s not the Zambezi, but the Tweed has its moments’: canoeing in the Scottish Borders
    A 30-mile route has opened up along this spectacular river that’s great for beginners but has challenges for more experienced paddlers tooIt was a morning of brooding green banks and dark skies on the River Tweed. Heavy rains had hit southern Scotland and the waterway had turned into a fast flood, with the deluge sweeping our two-seater canoe downstream through farmland and fishing beats as fast as a salmon escaping a rod and reel.The river, usually easy to navigate and at times only a few

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