Re: [Paddlewise] Kayaking Couples

From: Ron Johnson <rfred_at_mindspring.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 16:49:17
At 02:03 PM 2/19/98 -0600, Chuck wrote:
>
>I noticed in the replies to the boats question that a lot of spouses
>or SOs have their own boats. So here is another survey question:
>How many of you are kayaking couples, and were you paddlers
>before you met?
>
My wife Mike (yes, female; name is short for Michael -- her parents
expected a boy) and I are a kayaking couple, but were a couple for a long
time (more than 30 years) before either of us paddled a stroke.  But we
bought a house that backs up to the Chattahoochee River here in Atlanta,
GA, USA, and I resurrected a dream from boyhood -- I saw kayakers on a
small river in Germany when I was in my early teens, and wanted to do that,
too.

We are one of those disgustingly close couples who would prefer to spend
almost all our time together, so we took a weekend course in sea kayaking
and started looking for boats.  We've rented a few times, but now I have my
boat and day after tomorrow she will have hers and next weekend we will
paddle the Chattahoochee together.

Ron

p.s. I sent this to Chuck instead of to the list because I can't seem to
get the  hang of that Reply button.  I have some trouble programming my
VCR, too. 8^)
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