[Paddlewise] Journaling

How many paddlers keep a journal or diary of their trips? Most travel books
are based on the daily entries one makes while underway. I keep a "log
book", which I was directed to keep by my BCU masters in the early 1980's,
so that future certification could be verified by documentation provided. I
was subsequently told that my log book was "no good" because it was "touchy
feely" reportage, rather than a delineation of what training and course
preparation I had done. That's when I gave up on the BCU. But my fondest
remembrances and some interesting lessons are all recorded for posterity,
or perhaps just for simple recounting purposes. I have no book aspirations.

Question. Does anyone on the list use an electronic means of recording
their "data" and reflections while out on multi-day trips, such as a Palm
Pilot or other such device. Lap tops are kind of big and heavy and
power-hungry. I have an NEC Mobile Pro (a miniature PC) which does CE
Microsoft Word, can be downloaded with classic books off the internet for
reading in remote locations, and has e-mail link ability, etc. I keep it in
a small "Otter" waterproof box. I easily upload and download files from and
to my desk top computer via a cradle hooked up to my com port 2. Anybody
else use "computer-age" tecnology to journal?  

BC'in Ya
Doug Lloyd
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