Reeves, Debbie (Debbie) wrote: > > Another reason for the beads on deck lines of Greenland kayaks was to keep > them from freezing to the deck skin, rendering them useless. Gee, I had made the assumption all along that the beads were solid evidence that St. Brendan had indeed not only sailed to the New World a millenium ago but also brought the Faith to the people of Greenland. Anyone can see that the beads are obviously descendent from rosary beads. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Sep 16 1999 - 15:38:46 PDT
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