Sandykayak_at_aol.com wrote: First, I want to start a round of applause for the effort Sandy put into helping assure Maligiaq visit to the Sunshine State worked out well even with a hurricane tossed in to disrupt things. I get exhausted just hearing of all the helping hands being choreographed and sprung into action in various parts of the state. When the continents again collide in a few million years I suspect Greenland will want to be aligned with friendly Florida. > tried before. He was also very tired. It's amazing what you can do when > you're 17, isn't it! Why, I even remember how easy it was to stay awake > past midnight!! Well, Sandy, there are a lot of things a 17 year old can't do that we nearly-over-the-hill types can. Trouble is my mind is slipping and I can't remember any of them! :-) > My dear friend (to whom I will be eternally grateful) the feisty* ELAINE > HARMON has agreed to take Maliqiaq to Orlando tomorrow. I will, of course, > contribute to the travel expenses. I've nearly run out of vacation days so > this is a tremendous help. Thanks, Elaine. > > Sandy Kramer > > the "feisty" comment is an inside joke: I just gave Elaine a card that says > something like it's good that we're getting older because the world needs > more feisty women like us! I'm not sure if the world is ready for that. Sandy came on to the pier of the Downtown Boathouse over Labor Day weekend in a whirlwind. I could sense her energy 'though I was out of sight at the lower launch dock at the other end from the gate. She was all over the place, paddling various boats, peering into the Boathouse at the stored kayaks, introducing herself to people, bolstering up the courage of a couple in their 60s to try kayaking, etc. I'm not sure I will recognize her again as she was always whipping by in a blur. When she and her son Steven, who was drawn along in her vortex, finally left after about two or three hours I had to grab a seat and decompress. Please, no more feisty older women! :-) 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 Mon Sep 20 1999 - 06:15:57 PDT
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