The wind was often quite strong, and occasionally a tiny but fierce thunder head would force us off the river. Surprisingly, we only had to don our rain gear a couple of times during the entire trip. For the most part, it was hot winds at our backs. Sometimes, though, this made setting camp interesting. One afternoon, just in time for the four o'clock blow, the tent just did not want to stay put. I laid it out to avoid the wind, staked it down, erected it, and watched it pretend it was a parachute. I started again. Laid it out, staked it down, set rocks over the stakes, erected it. Again a parachute. I started yet again. Laid it out, staked it down, set rocks over the stakes, tied it to the canoe, erected it. Darn thing pulled the canoe. One more time; this time with feeling. Laid it out, staked it down, set rocks over the stakes, binered and roped it to every boulder in sight, lowered the canoe into a small crevice, filled the canoe with rocks, tied it to the canoe, erected it. Success at last! It did not blow away! Unfortunately, it blew absolutely flat. Wind some, lose some. >From "Kattawagami Untouched" at www.geocities.com/~culpeper Richard Culpeper *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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