Re: [Paddlewise] Speed of Touring Kayaks

From: wayne steffens <wsteffen_at_skypoint.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 11:04:25 -0600
At 10:58 AM 1/30/98 -0500, Larry Bliven wrote:
 
>
>as for dragonflies... a few years ago while driving across the bay/bridge
>tunnel at Norfolk va, i watched a huge swarm of monarch butterflies make
>the ~25 mile open water crossing at the mouth of the chesapeake bay... does
>that count?

It counts as butterflies. ;-) Only dragonflies count as dragonflies, though
damselflies are a close second.

>
>i'm still trying to have a bird land on either my canoe or kayak while
>afloat. i think that baiting them might help. anyone had success at that?
 
Ive had much better luck with dragonflies landing on my kayak, but no
birds. I saw a seagull try to drop something on me once though, and a
short-eared owl nearly landed on my dog's back once. I will not rest until
I find that seagull. ;-)

When I used to paddle at _______ in Washington, I would rescue drowning
insects and put them on the yak to dry out. Grasshoppers are fun-they will
crawl to the bow of the boat and stand sentry at the tip like a watchful
hood ornament.
 


Wayne

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