African Champs

[Laurel]

Hi guys,

Heard this was going ahead in Durban on the 8th & 9th July. Clive & I are coming back to compete, can't wait to see you all!

Just thought it might be good if the organisers added the details to the canoepolo.com calender?

Cheers
Laurel

[Dean#5]

DONE.

Please spread the word to check out SOUTH AFRICA's Tournament on the events calender!

Cheers

[Laurel]

Thanks for the info Dean!

DONE.

Please spread the word to check out SOUTH AFRICA's Tournament on the events calender!

Cheers

[Laurel]

All is quiet on the SA forum again....

How's it going over there? How are preparations for African Champs going?

[Duggie]

More importantly how are the preperations going for the 2007 Rugby World Cup???

[Dean#5]

Lifes been hectic hey, for most of us, some exams, some running comrades and some trying to train :drunk:!!!

:barbell: DONT you worry bout our rugby team either, they coming on strong...:gun:

Cheers Cheers

[Laurel]

You mean you men still haven't learnt how to multi-task??? :confused: You don't have your revision notes posted on the front of your boat, with a PDA with internet connection mounted on your cockpit so you can post on canoepolo.com in between intervals? C'mon, catch up with the pace of modern life ;)

See you all in a couple of weeks! You'd better bring out some sunshine for us :cool:



Lifes been hectic hey, for most of us, some exams, some running comrades and some trying to train :drunk:!!!

:barbell: DONT you worry bout our rugby team either, they coming on strong...:gun:

Cheers Cheers

[Duggie]

Wasn't worried about your rugby team, i know the boys are developing nicely, was more wondering about your cooks.....

[Clive]

Don't start the excuses before you've lost!!!!! A little stomach bug and all you Kiwis do is complain!!:waah: :waah:

[Duggie]

Fair call, been in england too long. Tell u what, to make up for it i'll cook you fellas a BBQ before you play NZ at polo WC....done out of the goodness of my heart. I'll just go get the chicken out of the freezer now to give it a chance to defrost...

[Ze German]

Glad to see I am not the only non South African posting in the SA forum... :wavey:

be careful by the way... last time I did that, I ended up being the last one to have posted for several weeks... and had to listen to "but not even the South Africans post in the SA forum!" all the time... :rolleyes:

And Big H, if you like I can start collecting those fish that are floating about the canal every now and then... for your BBQ...

[Laurel]

Hey now, that's enough of ripping off the Saffies! Don't you know they're from 3rd World Africa and don't have electricity, let alone computers and internet access :D

And Tim, I like to think you wouldn't feed those fish to your worst enemies, let alone your friend's friends!

[Dean#5]

Laurel you trader....

[Ze German]

And Tim, I like to think you wouldn't feed those fish to your worst enemies, let alone your friend's friends!

Of course "I" wouldn't! :rolleyes: but you never know with those Kiwi's... ;) and let's face it... do they stand a chance of winning anything without employing such methods? :p

And Laurel? I know, I could actually imagine you strapping your ever present PDA to the front of your boat... :eek: if only they built them waterresistant ey? :mad: You are such a geek! :D

Laurel you trader....

Laurel, what are you selling? ;)

[Laurel]

Oh dear, when even an uber-geek calls me a geek in a public forum I know I have no chance of redemption...



And Laurel? I know, I could actually imagine you strapping your ever present PDA to the front of your boat... :eek: if only they built them waterresistant ey? :mad: You are such a geek! :D



Laurel, what are you selling? ;)

I think I am being accused of selling my national pride

[Dean#5]

CORRECT...
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I think I am being accused of selling my national pride[/QUOTE]

[Laurel]

Aw Dean, c'mon, you know SA is always first in my heart! Just a little gentle prod at the silence on the SA forum. You and Kade are the very notable exceptions of course :)


CORRECT...
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I think I am being accused of selling my national pride[/QUOTE]

[Dean#5]

someone has to do the dirty spy work :D....jokes, us kids with spare time, far to much of it. See you back in not so SUNNY SA next week.....

Bye bye

[Laurel]

Nooooooooooo, we need sunshine!!!! I'm relying on you to negotiate with the weather gods and bring some great weather to Durbs for the African Champs next weekend. Beach, bikinis, sunshine....

However, I'll pack all the warm paddling kit I needed to get me through a UK winter just in case you fail :)

See you back in not so SUNNY SA next week.....

[Dean#5]

Ok, got the beach, got my yellow pokadot bikini......but still working on the sunshine. Its not that its not sunny, just chilly chilly wind most the time..its not wetsuit material though, just a few thermal tops...

Nooooooooooo, we need sunshine!!!! I'm relying on you to negotiate with the weather gods and bring some great weather to Durbs for the African Champs next weekend. Beach, bikinis, sunshine....

However, I'll pack all the warm paddling kit I needed to get me through a UK winter just in case you fail :)

[Ze German]

Beach, bikinis, sunshine....

Riiight... Bikini... Laurel... "Oh, I flashed you..." Remember? :D

[Laurel]

Riiight... Bikini... Laurel... "Oh, I flashed you..." Remember? :D

VERY FUNNY :( Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr I'll prove to you one day that I'm not a prude! I'm taking lessons from Pops!

[Ze German]

VERY FUNNY :( Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr I'll prove to you one day that I'm not a prude! I'm taking lessons from Pops!

But she says she is prude too... :) And from our "on the way to club champs"-conversation it follows that she is at least in one respect... :rolleyes:

PS: Laurel, you know you will now have to introduce Poppy to the whole SA team... :) :eek:

[Dean#5]

So......who is POPPY??? laurel??:p

But she says she is prude too... :) And from our "on the way to club champs"-conversation it follows that she is at least in one respect... :rolleyes:

PS: Laurel, you know you will now have to introduce Poppy to the whole SA team... :) :eek:

[Laurel]

So......who is POPPY??? laurel??:p

Tee hee I can see this is going to be fun - we can play 20 questions when I get back to SA next week! Pops, sorry honey, I think you may end up being the SA team pin-up :) I'm already working on recruiting her to join the SA rent-a-supporter / pom-pom girl team for Worlds :D

[Duggie]

Tee hee I can see this is going to be fun - we can play 20 questions when I get back to SA next week! Pops, sorry honey, I think you may end up being the SA team pin-up :) I'm already working on recruiting her to join the SA rent-a-supporter / pom-pom girl team for Worlds :D


Mmmmmmmmmmmm Poppys pom - poms.........

[Laurel]

Mmmmmmmmmmmm Poppys pom - poms.........
Down boy! Keep it clean!

[Duggie]

Tee hee I can see this is going to be fun - we can play 20 questions when I get back to SA next week! Pops, sorry honey, I think you may end up being the SA team pin-up :) I'm already working on recruiting her to join the SA rent-a-supporter / pom-pom girl team for Worlds :D

I am also happy to offer my services as a pin-up for the SA's!!!....The sacrifices i make for my friends.

[Laurel]

I am also happy to offer my services as a pin-up for the SA's!!!....The sacrifices i make for my friends.

C'mon Duggie, get training then! We wanna see a 6-pack by worlds, give us girls something to look forward to.

[Ze German]

C'mon Duggie, get training then! We wanna see a 6-pack by worlds, give us girls something to look forward to.

But he got one! It's just hidden... :)

Pops, sorry honey, I think you may end up being the SA team pin-up :)

Poppy in a water though... Alps 2005... sadly I wasn't present... got the pic though... I am sure that will cut it... :)

But if I posted it here, I think I would go for a little swim in the canal... :thumbdown unless I can work out Sady's "breath while you are upside down and someones boat is sitting on yours by leaning really far forward"-method (which he still has to demonstrate)...

[Dean#5]

just got some back street info about poppy :thumbup:. . .

You guys dont have 6 packs, what a pitty.....looks like SA are taking home the ladies..

[Duggie]

Dean, i'm 5' 4", balding, wear glasses and my gut can fit over the cockpit. With assets like these who needs a six pack???

[Kade]

WOAH.......this thread has erupted!looks like sunny weather ahead by the way!

[Laurel]

looks like sunny weather ahead by the way!
Yay! Sunny and hot in the UK at the moment, wouldn't want to leave the sunshine to come home to poor weather :)

[Kade]

Yep, durbs has been quite cool lately! (as in cold). But its starting to warm up, but the sea is an awesome temp, the last 4 surfs i have had, i havent even used a rashvest, its super warm...for winter...awesome! Looking forward to seeing you guys next week! The SA Side will be full! The Guys team had a training camp in Joburg and wow it was cold, ithe water was in single didgits...how do you do it over there...dont your hands go numb and freeze off?

[Laurel]

how do you do it over there...dont your hands go numb and freeze off?
Hmmmm, close! I didn't do so much ball work over winter, did more fitness & boat skills. What worked best for me was to wear poges/pogies (will explain what these are when I get back) to do a warm-up, then do ball work 'til I couldn't feel my fingers, then do some fitness (poges back on to warm up fingers), then a little ballwork and so on. Playing games was the worst, fingers get so cold so quickly, and of course always the risk of getting pushed... or even just tip yourself over :D The worst though was getting in a hot shower after training when everything starts to BURN ouch.

Thank goodness our winter league is all indoors :)

[Vicki_G]

and dont we all know that laurels just so good at binning herself for no apparent reason :D saves us doing it!!!

[Laurel]

and dont we all know that laurels just so good at binning herself for no apparent reason :D saves us doing it!!!
Funnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Vicki: you going down next winter girl :) Anyway, at least I keep you lot all entertained!

p.s. 32 degrees in London today, and due to get hotter this week.... I'm guessing SA isn't going to quite match these temps :( Could do with a good old SA swimming pool at the moment!

[Duggie]

Was in Belgium the other week and saw a 1 1/2 year old kid running around. Funny thing was he had a South African accent. Any idea who he belonged too????......Dean??????

[Laurel]

Was in Belgium the other week and saw a 1 1/2 year old kid running around. Funny thing was he had a South African accent. Any idea who he belonged too????......Dean??????

Yeah, I saw him too, though he looked a little bit like Dean.... ????

[Dean#5]

DID he have BIIIIIIIG shoulders like mine??if not then not mine hey??oh ya, if you see one in london and france, tell them i miss them as well :gun:

PUNKS

[Duggie]

Big shoulders, knuckles dragging on the ground and a hairy back so thought it must be yours!!!

[Dean#5]

damn you find it........................

Have a safe flight laurel and clive, its about time you saw the light even if it is only for a week....

[Duggie]

How'd they go????