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Woman takes on 1,000 mile charity kayak challenge

Started by admin, May 03, 2011, 08:57:57 AM

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QuoteNorthern Ireland woman Elaine Alexander is to set off later on a solo trip of 1,000 miles around Ireland in a kayak.

Ms Alexander will battle tides, cliffs, headlands and the Irish weather in her bid to raise £10,000 for the Share Holiday Village where she works.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-13259629

MG1

If you die with all your parts working your not trying hard enough!

LennyJ1

I'm going to keep a eye on her progress. My hat is off again.
No one goes inside to clear their head


c-mc

what a journey! big congratulations! 
QuoteA kayaker has paddled into the record books by completing an epic 1,000-mile voyage around Ireland
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/woman/northern-ireland-kayaker-paddles-into-record-books-16022771.html

LandyLiam

100miles, 71 days, very impressive

QuoteNicknamed Shooter, the kayaker said one of the scariest episodes happened in a heavy swell off Co Kerry.

"After four days off the water because of storms, I set out round Brandon Mountain off Dingle and the water was very choppy," she recalled.

"I suddenly became very sea sick and was all over the place. But I had nowhere to pull in because I was going round the cliffs so I had to keep going. It was very scary."


so if she got sea sick can you imagine how bad it must have been  :o
think outside, no box required

MG1

If you die with all your parts working your not trying hard enough!