Michael Neverdosky wrote: > Remember to tie up your kayak. > How many stories have we heard of people waking up and finding > their kayak gone? > > As Sinbad would say, "Trust in Allah, but tie your kayak." (sic) Moreover, be sure not to camp to close to the shoreline where possible. How many tents have I seen washed away because they had to be abandoned in an emergency. One, plus three near floodings or washaways from having camped too close without consideration of the tide line and moon phase. I saw one tent washed up into a surge channel still intact with all the poles and remnants inside..which tent discovery was over a year old. Somebody goofed. Howling winds off the pacific on Vancouver Island is reason enough for the vast ship graveyard that lays off her shores. I like Sinbad for his saying but to camp too close to the shore line is to sin bad. Cheers, Philip *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Dec 28 1998 - 20:43:57 PST
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