-----Original Message----- From: Rich Dempsey <rdempsey_at_wyoming.com> <SNIP> >Next day when the wind came up we headed for a sandy beach at the foot of >another esker. Against the sky we saw a human figure-I called out, "hi >Frieda!" But then I noticed a gray beard. A guy named John out kayaking in >the opposite direction from ours, as surprised as we were to see other >people---especially since his wife's name is Frieda!! He walked on crutches >because of a bad hip. So much for the loneliness and dangers of the >subarctic: 3 people in 2 days, two of them old and the other handicapped! > >A nice smiley guy who had designed and built his beautiful wooden kayak. >Walked with us along the esker, did very well. Gave him some stove fuel. That would be John Lockwood, founder and designer of Pygmy kayak kits. Matt Broze http://www.marinerkayaks.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Oct 06 1999 - 01:21:52 PDT
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