I found it interesting that the Urban Edge team from New York had overpacked but didn't seem to have any more appropriate cold water gear than any of the others. And then they are the first team out because of the hypothermia of a team member. Duh. I guess since the Aussie team had to kayakers on it, it's no wonder that they were leading that leg. And I thought it was the color on my TV but I guess that Australian's woman's lips really were that blue. And I loved the close up of her getting stitches. You never did see any bracing. These folks just rolled over like chickens on a spit. But I guess my big complaint was that the competition seemed kinda pointless. If the intent was to see just how close you could come to either drowning yourself or someone else, they almost made it. What was gained by the little hike along the coast, being pounded on the rocks by heavy surf? Or all the hours in 62 degree water? And then the hike in the desert? This whole thing seems so contrived. It was like sitting there watching a competition for one of the "Darwin" awards. Natural selection at it's best. And they're on again tonight. I'll be glued to the set. Larry Mills Department of Redundancy Department *************************************************************************** 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 Apr 12 1999 - 13:24:01 PDT
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