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26 August 2014, 13:49
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How to navigate the Menai Strait Swellies
A nice clear map for the unitiated. 
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26 August 2014, 18:12
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wish I'd seen that before Saturday HP 
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26 August 2014, 18:35
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What's the swellies??? 😁
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26 August 2014, 20:05
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It's a great place, but treat it with respect :-S
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26 August 2014, 20:14
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26 August 2014, 21:25
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good test of throttle control and ferrying skills, touch the bow onto The Swellie Rock safe water mark, but best to do it either side of high tide rather than low tide 
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26 August 2014, 21:43
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good test of throttle control and ferrying skills, touch the bow onto The Swellie Rock safe water mark, but best to do it either side of high tide rather than low tide |
Past it twice today.....first time with horizontal rain, second in sunshine 
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26 August 2014, 22:05
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Deekus was that you coming out of Caernarfon at about 3.30. Saw the Ribnet flag on the back of a ribeye!
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26 August 2014, 22:17
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Past it twice today.....first time with horizontal rain, second in sunshine |
things are looking up if you know you've been past it
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26 August 2014, 22:20
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Yep that would be me
Where were you?
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26 August 2014, 22:26
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Mr.C ?
Shame you were testing your plumbing skills with that tap, there was plenty of room on the straits today 
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26 August 2014, 22:40
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Shame you were testing your plumbing skills with that tap, there was plenty of room on the straits today |
tested my patience I know that much 
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26 August 2014, 22:50
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We watched you from the castle 
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26 August 2014, 23:07
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Need to change your profile pic!
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26 August 2014, 23:15
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Cool....
Me and my youngest lad en-route to puffin after a bite to eat in the marina
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26 August 2014, 23:19
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Why?.......don't you like my existing one?
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27 August 2014, 08:54
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I meant pow2gran
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27 August 2014, 18:29
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Waiting for a good photo is my excuse
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27 August 2014, 19:09
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could be a looooong wait then
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30 August 2014, 16:14
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Profile pic updated - I think I have more pics of Mr C in his the rider taken by Helen (I don't know what's going on there) Its hard to do a selfie on a rib!
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