Re: [Paddlewise] warning,Charleston,life,Derek,sharks and etc.

From: Del Belaire <oldmaint_at_slcsl.stlawrencec.on.ca>
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 08:15:08 -0400
Thanks for the pictures, makes my scariest animal encounter in a kayak sound
pretty tame.  I had a large golden lab chasing me through some shallows one
day, didn't know if he was attacking or had love in mind.
----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Kruger <dkruger_at_pacifier.com>
To: <dldecker_at_se.mediaone.net>
Cc: <paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 11:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] warning,Charleston,life,Derek,sharks and etc.


> Surprisingly little damage, considering the strength of a shark's jaws.
My
> story is less impressive:  in Baja in '86 the double my son and I were
> paddling got swacked across its nose with the tail of a large basking
> shark.  We had no idea what it was, and hustled our butts to catch up with
> the guide!
>
> dldecker_at_se.mediaone.net wrote:
> >
> > here are the pictures of the kayak the shark bit
> > http://www.jacksonville.net/~dldecker/tooth.htm
>
> --
> Dave Kruger
> Astoria, OR
>
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