http://www.chriseastabrook.co.uk A Brief Account of… Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:50:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Revision was cancelled for 2hrs yesterday evening after a video message from a friend showing Saxon weir 'kicking off'.  This may not seem like a big deal but for the Midlands this is as good as it gets!  Rich came with me and we took some photos! http://www.chriseastabrook.co.uk/blog/2008/05/revision-break Pyranha have recently given me one of their new office chairs out of their connect 30 household range to test.  It's super comfortable and makes staying at my desk to revise a joy.  Hip support combined with arm rests is genius! This chair is still in the test stage but expect it ... http://www.chriseastabrook.co.uk/blog/2008/05/new-connect-30-household-range The past couple of days I have been out ‘flying the flag’! Last Thursday I was out on the Avon at Rock Mill Weir with some of the hot young local talent from Warwick Sea Scouts (Warwick must be the furthest from the sea than any other town in the ... http://www.chriseastabrook.co.uk/blog/2008/05/flying-the-flag I've arrived back from Morocco, into a world of 4th - final - exam hell.  The peace and beautiful gorges of Morocco seem like such a long time ago, but I took my camera and records some of the amazing images in a digital format that you can see here. For ... http://www.chriseastabrook.co.uk/blog/2008/05/morocco The 25th March saw the end of two separate 3 day courses looking at white water safety and rescue, personal skills and river leadership. The courses were originally set up to make student kayaking more streamline and in tune with ‘new school’ ideas and in recent years the standard is ... http://www.chriseastabrook.co.uk/blog/2008/04/the-student-safety-initiative-2008 Pyranha's new freestyle machine now comes in small for us little'uns.  I found time in my busy Friday afternoon to collect the boat direct from Runcorn but then spent the weekend on the Isle of White as part of my Engineering degree! Club night pool session on Monday finally saw 'Beverly' ... http://www.chriseastabrook.co.uk/blog/2008/02/all-rev-ed-up The weather over the weekend was amazing, a high pressure over the Midlands is creating crisp frosts in the mornings and bright sunshine to nap in at lunch time!  The lack of rain wasn't a problem this weekend as I was coaching on the flat water and the sunny weather ... http://www.chriseastabrook.co.uk/blog/2008/02/a-lovely-weekend After the most amazing week of skiing with a few of my buddies, I could not turn down their invitation to boat in Scotland with them for the New Year period. I was extremely excited on the journey up as I knew we were staying on the banks of the ... http://www.chriseastabrook.co.uk/blog/2008/01/137 The traditional paddling season in the UK does seem to have been a bit low, but there’s always something to do and long weekend in Scotland for example. I’ve not really managed to get out as much as I’d have liked maybe it’s because in my last year of university I’ve ... http://www.chriseastabrook.co.uk/blog/2007/12/polo I have to admit, hearing that some of my mates have been boating mid-week makes me insanely jealous as Warwick University isn’t the white water Mecca I wish it would be. In saying that, living on campus can be most amount of fun ever!                  Flat 26 Tocil, ... http://www.chriseastabrook.co.uk/blog/2007/11/just-another-week