So the kayaking gear is drying out, and pretty much everything else that I own is in various piles while I figure out how to pack it all... looks like it's time for another World Championships! I've spent the last week or two back on the west coast of Ireland with the tent, hunting for surf in order to squeeze in some last minute training before flying out. No more bike transport for me this time; I start a job soon after I get back in Septemer which I'll need a car for, so I cleared out the bank accounts, borrowed some money from the parents and ended up with an electric blue Ford Fiesta! The day after picking up the car I was off on a 500km road trip around the south-west coast of Ireland; camping, fishing, snorkelling, meeting up with friends and of course kayaking.
Of course, one of the first things I did with the new car was test out how it goes off-road! Answer; not well at all! The old Project 52 does fit in well though, along with enough other toys to keep me entertained for a few days! Thanks to the two Anthonys for the push and Aisling Griffin for the photo!
In keeping with the rest of the summer, the last few weeks have been pretty terrible for surf and the waves that I have found havn't been ideal training for a big, powerful Canadian river wave! Looking at videos of Garb that other competitors have been uploading over the last couple of days it's going to be a serious step up in terms of power and will be great fun to try and learn to control! Irish junior team members Rob Kierans and Jack Ledwith are out there already and seem to be doing a great job of dialling the wave in so hopefully it will all come together in the end. As well as having a new wave to get the hang of, I've decided it's finally time to move on from the Project 52 and I'm picking up a shiny new 2016 Jackson Kayaks Rockstar when I get there. I'm sure it'll take a couple of sessions to catch up on about ten years of boat development but by all accounts the boat is ripping it up out there and I'm really looking forward to getting to know it!
As a last minute fundraiser the Irish freestyle team are holding a comedy gig in the Laughter Lounge in Dublin on Thursday. It promises to be a great night out as well as generating a couple of more euro to put towards accommodation and stuff so if anyone is free on Thursday would be great to see you there!
So that's about it for the moment. I'm flying out from Dublin on Friday morning and will hopefully be in town on Thursday for the comedy gig. The competition will be streamed live here so if you're free between the 30th of August and the 5th of September make sure to check it out! I'll see if I can update this while I'm out there but since I havn't been able to get another smartphone after mine got fried in Spain I've a feeling I won't be able to. So keep the fingers crossed for some respectable results in Canada and I'll definitely get another update put up here very soon after we get back!
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