[Paddlewise] Misc topics and one more request for info

Thanks to all for the book suggestions.  I'm going to start with "The Perfect 
Storm" and read my way through the rest.  More suggestions are certainly 
welcome and appreciated.

Also,  I am learning SO much from the discussion of paddling clothes and what 
works in what regions of the world, and thicknesses of wetsuits and what to 
wear under and over them and dry-suits and on and on....  please continue.  
This newbie is getting somewhat smart :-).  

One more request - if there are any experienced NC and/or SC sea/touring 
kayakers on this list who would like to give me some "Carolina specific" tips 
on water temperatures at various times of the year and appropriate paddling 
clothes (i.e. lakes, coastal/barrier islands, NC and SC sounds in spring, 
summer, winter and fall .... I'd love to hear it.  I'll be at Hilton Head 
Island the first week of December and a local outfitter there has a day long 
paddle on the Coleeton (sp?) River and along the sound shore.  I'd like to 
go, but have no idea of what clothing will be necessary.  (Don't own any 
paddling clothes yet.... am listening to the discussion on this list before I 
buy anything !!!)

Also,  just bought Ralph Diaz' book on folding kayaks (thanks for all your 
input on this list Ralph - very helpful) and look forward to learning about 
them.  I had never considered a folding kayak - sounds like a great idea, but 
from the little I know at the moment, it appears to be out of my budget 
(around $1200 for my first kayak) but certainly something to consider for the 
future - particularly since my brother and his wife just moved to Australia 
(I'm in North Carolina).  What fun to go visit them and take a folding kayak 
with me !!!!!!! 

This is a great list, helpful people and I look forward to learning more and 
more each day.  

Susan McLaury Biddle
McLaury_at_aol.com
in beautiful central North Carolina
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