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Ley-Ley:
Ello, ello. I'm just posting up to make sure you all remember to bring lots of thermals and a wetsuit for tomorrow. If you don't have a wetsuit you can borrow one from the club but if you are thinking about sticking with kayaking you should buy your own.

Also bring warm clothes and food for after the river trip to make yourselves as comfortable as possible. Afterall, I'm only one person, you can't all cosy up to me! Bring a smile as well, that always warms me up!

I don't know about ye lot but I can't wait for this Christmas break! I need to rest or I'll fall apart at the seams, wahey!!
Rathdrum to the Meetings is the section we'll be doing


Lots of Love.

Leighton aka Ley-Ley aka Ley aka Ley-face aka Manatee aka Cabbage Junior.

kjt:

--- Quote from: Ley-Ley on November 27, 2009, 09:38:45 ---
Afterall, I'm only one person, you can't all cosy up to me!

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Awh...


Although a manatee could cosy up to all of us....

kmck:
What time does the club think it will be there? If you can get yourselves there by eleven it would be great as that section has a long car drop.
Advice to freshers on termals, I think you all know by now that cotton sucks as a termal. Cotton comes from plants and plants don't get cold or at least don't complain about it.
Swimming hats, you may notice that some people use a neoprene skull cap under their helmet, you can use an old latex swiming cap and get similar termal properties. Most of your heat leaves through your head so wearing a swimming cap will help keep you warm. Diarmaid used to wear a pair of tights on his head, we think it was for this reason.
Termals, dunnes do termals for about €15 a piece they are black and called extreme? something you can find them in the mens underwear section.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Eat well before getting on the water as this is the fuel you will use for the day both for paddling and keeping yourself warm.

rog:

--- Quote from: kmck on November 27, 2009, 11:03:26 ---If you can get yourselves there by eleven

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Mckevit are you mad? We'll be leaving the boathouse at half 10, its about an hour - hour and a half drive, we'll be there at half 11, earliest

kmck:
Just a crazy idea, considering that it was on this stretch we had to walk off a number of years ago due to lack of daylight. If you leave early you give yourself a better margin of error at this time of year. Sunset is about four o clock tomorrow. So going on the last trip you guys arrived at around twelve and we were on the water by about one. We where off the water at around four and that stretch is shorter. Up to you because I will meet you there and will be early as is my nature.

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