Hey guys so I was thinkin itd be great to get a bit of paddling in in the August. What do people think of hewadin to 1 of the artifial white water courses in the UK? Maybe cardiff as its very near and or Nottingham? Lee Valleys a bit far away and i think more expensive.
Just a thought...
Sounds good, how much do u reckon it'd be overall?
Anything after the 5th of August is right up my street! I'd be well up for it...hopefully i'd be driving d beasht by then too..i'd say you could pack 5 people and boats into it without too much hassle... 8) it'd easily take 4..
What's the beast?
Ah yes, the earthtrembling quest. I can take bodies and boats too. 4 or 5 depending on which car I can get.
Sounds great :)
paddling is 10 pounds and a car with for people is 163, which is 40 euro each
Sounds cool! Bags Eoghan's car, me hole am I driving!
If I have enough money I'd love to go, but i'll have to see.
price sounds good to me. but I have to see how I am getting on with my thesis till august, b/C end of august is deadline.
I'm in the bentmobile!
My thesis is finished on the 2 August and I'm back in college on the 22 August, so I might come along. Or I might spend my time wandering around Europe, meditating with buddhist monks, touching myself getting in touch with myself, so I'll see...
I may or may not have free time which may or may not occur in August. When I know, I'll know...
im interested , depending on money and the like
been to nottingham twice was class
I've been to Cardiff and it's quite great. Pretty much brand new facilities (Heated floors in the Showers! & an escalator belt that brings you from the harbour to the top of the course without the need to leave your boat)...
If I recall correctly, it was £5/10 for a bib and the bib gives you the right to use the course as often as you would like for a day...
And Cardiff has mountains which one can climb, I hear.
Quote from: Matt Flood on May 23, 2011, 00:08:56
an escalator belt that brings you from the harbour to the top of the course without the need to leave your boat)...
So what you're saying is that you could have a 6pack in your boat, run the course six times and have a chilled out beer while being brought back to the top?? sweeeet
If the dates are good, I'll more than likely head too
I like the way you think.
Nottingham's actually closer..I'm up for either though!!
Quote from: kjt on May 23, 2011, 15:58:22
Quote from: Matt Flood on May 23, 2011, 00:08:56
an escalator belt that brings you from the harbour to the top of the course without the need to leave your boat)...
So what you're saying is that you could have a 6pack in your boat, run the course six times and have a chilled out beer while being brought back to the top?? sweeeet
it sounds to good to be true...
Really looking forward to it - also if there's decent water while we're over there's quite a few rivers in wales.. 8)
I'd really like to go. Just got to get back in a boat first cause it's been awhile!
I wouldn't be able to go weekend of the 13th august, but free every other weekend.
Hehe, gonna be fun fun fun!!!
:) :) :)
Sounds like a good date to me. Mid-August us the time-period I like too. Anyone else have thoughts on the timing, and for how long? Weekend, extended weekend or week?
Once its after the 5th of August i'm happy...
i'd be up for making a trip of it if people were interested..we could get to both courses and some rivers in beetween if there was water - or we could just go for a weekend... i'm just dying to get out PADDLING!!! there's been quite a bit of water recently, me likey..
Quote from: Eoghan on May 25, 2011, 23:44:53
there's been quite a bit of water recently, me likey..
Unfortunately it's been the falling from the sky variety as opposed to the running in the rivers variety.
Quote from: Nuala on May 26, 2011, 21:20:05
Quote from: Eoghan on May 25, 2011, 23:44:53
there's been quite a bit of water recently, me likey..
Unfortunately it's been the falling from the sky variety as opposed to the running in the rivers variety.
Agreed... :(
I'm definitely interested in this. Once people pick dates I can take time off work for it.
what about 12/13/14 august?
Hey guys I'm off work for the last three weeks of August and would love to come along on something like this if there's space?
I'm free most of the time, and can offer space to passengers
I'm game! I can take passengers too. I'll look into this trip tomorrow evening. Get your thinking caps on peeps!
I'm definitely in! I'll find out if i'll have access to el torro for the trip! EXCITING!! the weekend of the 12th suits me (as far as I know)...
I'd like a spot in one of the offering cars :)
Will be the first & last weekend I have a proper break, before I have to finalise my thesis end of August.
Cool!!! Sorry a I havent been to active on this, mais sempre lavoro!!! Great to see the enthusiasm this might happen wooo!
So yeah I reckon if we try and figure out lifts and sort it that way? Would anyone like to take an over talkative over enthusiastic tiny tim?
Would people rather camp or hostel?
Sara Hayden and Kat did this a few years ago, it would be worth getting in contact with them to find out how they did their weekend.
Cheers for the lead Kieran!
I say camp. I'll take you Dave!
Livia, I don't actually know you, but need you a lift? I'm nice really.
Hey Bill C,
I don't know you either and somehow you made it to be the new Secretary without an appearance! ;) Well, are you at Leighton's goodbye evening thingy tonight?
Well, if Dave is trusting you ok, but I might need a little get to know you first... my mum taught me not to go in a car of a stranger :P
Yeah, one of the best lessons there is. Afraid I'm not back in the country till the very end of July. Okay, that offer did sound a bit inappropriate (as you don't actually know me), so apologies! Only best intentions were meant! In fact I'm going to have to stave off on offering lifts to anyone for a short while until I'm sure which car I'll have and so how many I can actually take. I'll how many when I know!
Hey Bill,
I was halfway joking. It's cool if I could have a spot in your car with crazy Dave :)
i'd be up for this if you head after the 11th of august, thats when i get back from norway 8) oh yea... have to move to the uk then anyway and cardiff would be on the way, it just seems to make sense... :)
i dont trust bill... not as far as i could throw him!!!
go to bundoran!
I would love to come along if I'm able :) Have you decided on a date yet: start, middle or end of August?
Hey Darina, we've settled on the 12th/16th/14th August. Anyone have a scope on campsites out there?