Hey,
I'm so tired; I thought it would be best to jot down my ideas before I hit the hay. The one thing that struck me while I was in the Coracle was, how shallow it was. It was really grassy as well,don't think Iv'e seen so many different types of grass. Nor did I realise how much sediment was in the upper course, there's tonnes of it. I think this will change as we enter the middle and lower courses. From the air, the upper course looks tiny, I didn't even realise we were following it at some points, while we were flying, the pilot told me a few interesting things, like the coracle has been used since the bronze age, he also pointed out some of the spiritual 'hideaways' used my monks and devout followers of their chosen religion; some are still in use today. Sadly as beautiful as the Severn is, I think we maybe exploiting its resources a little to much. The fertile land of the upper course is great for farming; sadly to create this farm land we have to deforest large areas of land. Once these trees have been destroyed, the Eco systems within the river can become unbalanced, meaning some fish may not be able to survive in the rivers waters meaning they migrate to other areas, in turn meaning algae and bacteria can spread and further pollute the river.
On that slightly depressing note, I'm off to to bed.
Night
Dan
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