[Paddlewise] Paddlewise Convention

In a message dated 02/07/2000 9:53:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
volinjo_at_juno.com writes:

<< Wouldn't it be great if we could arrange some kind of Paddlewise 
convention, and
 all get to meet each other! >>

GREAT idea, Joan.   Somewhere in the middle of the country that has a very 
popular airport because those are the ones that have discounts.  In fact, to 
contradict myself, it might be just as cheap for me to fly to the west coast 
on a special deal than somewhere closer.  

I suppose we could alternate - west coast one year - east coast the next.  

I put a new subject line.  The mind is boggling.  We can have loads of fun 
deciding who (will coordinate), where, and when.  I'm real cheap when it 
comes to hotels, so I'd like a place with a campground.  Perhaps tie it in 
with an outfitters demo day.

In fact, Florida Bay Outfitters   kayak_at_terranova.net   is holding its 2nd 
Annual Bogey and Bacall Classic and demo days the weekend of February 
19-20th.  They sent out race brochures along with brochures for the American 
Outdoors campground.  This might work for the year 2001 especially for you 
northerners who are freezing your tuckuses off.  

Us southerners love to get some cool weather and see mountains round about 
August or the Labor Day weekend.  North Carolina is particularly appealing.  
Or, through Atlanta, to someplace like Stone Mountain Park.  Beautiful 
camping spots and a humongous lake.

I've been trying to convince Ralph Diaz to organize a Folding Kayak 
convention.  It would be neat if we could do that and then we would get to 
try different types of folding yaks.

Another idea might be to arrange for it to coincide with a "freebie" holiday 
- ie Memorial Day in May or Columbus Day in October (but I guess a lot of 
people don't get Columbus Day off - it's great to be a government worker!)

Comments????
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