Easter Holidays 2

Ok, so it's been a while since my last post i know, but i have been working hard in my absence from the blog! Besides revision, yes mum, i really have been revising!, i have managed to find a suitable boat that i like, kayak that is, and have now purchased it for the delightful price of £360! XD i'm now just looking for a paddle, and possibly a helmet in the near future, to complete my kayaking assets. I have also managed to find the time to visit Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy at Portland's Osprey key who were hosting the Optimist Selections Trials, one half of a two weekend event designed to split young sailors up the the age of 16 into teams that are then sent to the Optimist Worlds, Europeans and French Nationals. Now you may be wondering both why I was there, what an optimist is, and what on earth could i possibly find to do at such an event?! Well, an Optimist is a sailing dinghy designed to be sailed by one person, usually under the age of 16 on the 31st of december of that year, and is about 6ft long and 3ft wide. they are usually described as bath tubs due the the flat bow that Optimists have. they are rigged with a single sail and can travel at up to 6 knots through the water. A Knot is one nautical mile per hour.

The reason i was at this event, was threefold. A) my little brother was competing in it, B) i wanted to visit my family, and C) i earned some pocket money by attending as i played the onshore gopher for the Beach master and Class coordinator.

Unfortunately I wasn't in weymouth long enough to gain a decent tan, though i think i may be slightly browner! It was also pretty cold for sunbathing due to the windchill from a stiff breeze blowing in straight off the see at a brisk 10 knots, yes that is faster than 10mph, as a nautical mile is one mile round the curvature of the earth over the sea, instead of being one mile that is travelled over land, which includes all the ups and downs which add onto the distance.


Also, dropping into the And More part of this blog, i have decided that i fancy a girl i met at the beginning of last semester, but i still haven't worked up the damn courage to ask her out, i guess it's the fear of being rejected that is stopping me! I am fairly certain that said

Easter Holidays

So, It's the start of Easter! I love this time of year, all the creme egg's big easter eggs and all the happiness in the atmosphere! Even the Facebook apps have taken up the holiday! In Farmville we are collecting little easter eggs in a funky little basket that we can then use to buy stuff with, in Mafia Wars we are doing something similar if we desire, and i'm sure there is much more happening else where on Facebook!

Kayaking wise we have several trips coming up, including Div 3 Polo on sunday following the SUCC pub crawl. Then next week we are taking a chill out trip somewhere and hopefully i shall be trying out a boat that i'm looking at buying! So at the moment I'm just revising but hopefully i will have done enough by each of these events that i can go out and have fun!

On a side note I'm meeting up with some friends from high school to celebrate a 19th birthday and to catch up on the last semester, should be fun as long as i get picked up from the bus! I would normally rely on my parents for this but as they are in Weymouth with my two brothers I need to be picked up by one of my friends, hopefully I shall find out who is taking that responsibility soon!

Well I know it's been a short one, but i shall be back to you soon with another post, probably on Wednesday or Thursday and you can meet the friends!