That's the price you pay for azure blue 82F water in December! I was wearing a T-shirt and a bathing suit for my weekend paddling..what were you wearing heh heh? > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net]On Behalf Of > outdoors_at_biddeford.com > Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 1998 10:36 PM > To: PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Objectionable Caribbean wildlife. > > > > >The scorpions I have encountered are the small white ones > that have a wallop > > >...Watch out for sting rays, scorpion fish or stone fish in > the shallows... > > > >Fire coral is a potential problem... > >...barracudas love > >shiny things and ear lobes and fingers sometimes suffer. sea > Lice... have > poison ivy type > >symptoms and can last a couple of > >weeks... > >Don't forget those adorable fire ants! > > Yow! I knew there were plenty of reasons why I like Maine. > Above are a > few more. > > Bill Ridlon > Southern Maine Sea Kayaking Network > > ************************************************************** > ************* > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ > ************************************************************** > ************* > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Dec 16 1998 - 11:23:37 PST
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