... >Should he cut the trip short and face the ridicule of his fellow paddlers? >Finally he decided that he was opting for safety over machismo. He told the >others what he was going to do and turned and headed off ALONE toward (the short safe way home) ... I like the technique used by a fellow paddler last fall. She had ten years kayaking experience, I had less than 6 months. The rest of the group had split off earlier. Winds were much stronger than expected. After asking me if I wanted to find a way to short cut the paddle, she pulled to the shore at one spot and asked some hikers if there was a place nearby where she could call for a cab. Now, I knew darn well that cab wasn't for her ... It was to give me a non-threatening "out" if I didn't feel up to the short gusty crossings in the last mile home. I opted to continue but I honestly appreciated the gesture. jerry. >Mark J. Arnold *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Jan 14 2000 - 10:39:11 PST
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