Re: [Paddlewise] PaddleWise V1 #550

Arthur Hebert wrote:

>Hello John,
>Glad to be on the list (good stuff, particularly Swede form and flow) and
>happy to hear from you.  I really enjoyed the paddle with you and fellow
>Texans a few months ago.  I am heading to Austin the weekend of July de 4th
>for the rolling and Greenland endorsement.
>
>John please don't forget to give me a yell on your next trip to New Orleans.
>We can paddle some swamp or salt and talk more on glassing
>Arthur Hebert

	Hey Arthur, Larry and other Paddlewisers, I am no longer a 'fellow Texan'
, having moved from Galveston to San Francisco in April.  Never was a 'true
Texan' anyhow :~)
	But my daughter Lacy still lives in New Orleans, and that's my second-most
favorite U.S. city, so I'll still be visiting and looking to paddle
thereabouts.  I don't know anything to compare with the inner swamp areas
we paddled, as well as the Atchafalaya Basin, very enjoyable, outta this
world paddling experience.  

	So now I am enjoying exploring the cold waters of the Pacific, with an
upcoming 3-day weekend camping and paddling trip to Elkhorn Slough, a
protected natural area in greater Monterey Bay.  BASK, the Bay Area Sea
Kayakers club here is a very active group of diverse paddlers, so lots of
welcome opportunity for shared paddling for new arrivals or visitors.
http://www.bask.org/index.htm
	Maligiaq Padilla was here and built a beautiful Greenland kayak, 19' 9"
long, 19" abeam.  He gave a great demonstration and then a paddling
workshop, all Greenland-style paddling techniques.  For that I made a
Greenland-style paddle based on web info from Chuck Holst and others.  Just
getting the hang of it, but already I can see some real attractions in
using it.
	
	Merci bon coup
		John
	
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