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12:35 pm
July 10, 2008
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HelenH
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I’ve unpacked, and have found a battered bit of cereal packet inscribed with various swims. Blimey, quite a lot. But also an impressively long list of folk who managed to keep their hair dry.
French Alps “No Swims” list is as follows Flic, Andy R, Lloyd, Ade, Dinny, Alison, Moik, Clur, Ruth, Cath, Phil H, Greg, DaveO, Martin, Matt C ([edit: a technical]), Sambo? (inflatables don’t count), Jandles? ([edit: no, swam on the upper guisane]). Both the zero swim list and the swim list are unlikely to be accurate - corrections please.
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12:37 pm
July 10, 2008
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HelenH
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[Geeky aside:
When you write on the front page, its now possible to make it start a new forum post, like this one. By ticking the "Link to Forum" checkbox.
That way, you only write the info once, but it appears both on the front page, and also starts a forum topic for any discussion.
Woo!]
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1:01 pm
July 10, 2008
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HelenH
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OK, now the SWIM LIST. This is by no means accurate. Corrections / additions / deletions? I've a feeling I might have missed some rivers too.
Saturday
Durance - team “just arrived” - just after gorge to bottom of Slalom Site
Kaylia (bye-bye paddle  )
Kylie x 2
Katie x 2
Ash
(Obviously not a lucky day to have a name beginning with 'k')
Sunday
Durance St Clements to Embrum - team minibus
Ash
Jon x 2
Kylie
HelenH (rab)
Lower Guisane - team silver van
no swims
Briancon Gorge - team silver van
no swims
Gyronde - team keen
HelenJ
Monday
Lower Guil - team minibus
no swims?
Buchette - team silver van
no swims
Upper Guil - team everyone
Helen J (technical)
Sophie
Kaylia
Tamsin
Tuesday
Upper Guisane - team everyone
Kylie
Katie
HelenH (s bend)
Jamie (s bend)
Tammy (s bend)
Jingle Jangle Jandles x2
Lower Guisane - team good
Pete
Higgo
Wednesday
Upper Ubai - team everyone
Kylie
Ash
John
Tammy
Katie
Bouchard - team not very many
Sara
Thurs
Upper Guisane - team minibus
Helen J (s bend)
Mary (s bend)
Upper Claree - team minibus
Tamsin
Mary
Middle Claree - team minibus
no swims
Onde - team silver van
no swims
Friday
Gironde - team everyone
Pete x 2
Katie
Tamsin
Helen J (frankly ridiculous on flat water!)
Durance - campsite to st clements - team mellow
no swims
Saturday
Durance - team “we're going home” - bottom of gorge to Slalom Site reprise
Katie
John
Helen J
[edited] ClaireP x 2
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1:19 pm
July 10, 2008
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Claire
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Holding my hands up to swimming x2 on the Durance on the last day 
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5:07 pm
July 10, 2008
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HelenH
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Edited: OK, you can come and join us on the soggy list 
Have I missed a river out? Have a feeling some folk did the Onde a second time?
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6:05 pm
July 10, 2008
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Ginge
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i think you'll find jandles swam twice on the upper guisane on the tuesday lol!! He is most definatly a soggy one!!! 
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6:10 pm
July 10, 2008
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Ginge
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o and i guess i should hold my hand up to swimming on the Gironde on Friday when i was paddling loonsys boat… clearly the cause! But yer thanks to everyone involved in the rescue of that beast!!!
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2:35 pm
July 11, 2008
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R_andy
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Enjoying myself amending swim incidents
Giggle
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2:46 pm
July 11, 2008
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Ginge
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owwww… i suppose it was pretty ridiculous eh! I blame it on loonsys boat… hehe
but i am v.greatful to loonsy for lendin me her boat of course 
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2:46 pm
July 11, 2008
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Lloyd
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Looks like everyone has forgotten Matt Clarkes “technical”
I only remember because he bought good beer ( )
and it being the only crate he has ever bought in the alps (in 6 years?)
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7:52 pm
July 12, 2008
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lindsam
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It is not due to my boat missy! My boat is very nice to it's rider (?)….
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7:14 pm
July 14, 2008
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Ginge
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then how do you explain me findin the one single measly little rock in a wide flat river then??? definatly a rock magnetised boat i say 
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2:08 pm
July 15, 2008
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lindsam
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Nah, it has to be you…
Saying that, there are some mighty deep new scratchs on the boat, whether they are from Helen, Jos or the Me is yet to be discovered…
Is there a special prize for someone who didn't swim but their boat did?
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4:53 pm
July 15, 2008
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aussie_dave
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lindsam said:
Is there a special prize for someone who didn't swim but their boat did?
Nope… cause that just means you were being soft and not paddling (I am assuming… probably wrongly, that you didn't paddle that section)
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9:40 am
July 16, 2008
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lindsam
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I had already paddled it earlier in the week and went climbing instead…so yeah, i suppose I did paddle it!
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