Re: [Paddlewise] gregarious or not?

> I don't see a lot of gregarious, ebullient types in those few instances when
> I'm around a lot of sea-kayakers.

Me: not.  But that's just my nature.

I see all types out there but I like the freedom of going solo just so I can go
where I want and where I want, when I want.  There is also the issue of group
dynamics.  I find that people's personalities change dramatically when out of
their normal setting and I got tired of dealing with that.  I realize that when
your only social intercourse is restricted to the people in your group ( i.e.
you are trapped with them for better or worse) then tensions will develop.  I
remember going kayak camping once with a good friend and he got so annoyed with
me that I didn't cook using the backcountry techniques that he was taught and my
constant sniffling drove him up the wall!  It wasn't a fun trip for either of us
(his personal idiosyncracies annoyed me too).  Once back home, we were fine
again (sniffles then not an issue at all).  Group dynamics in the wilderness is
a very fascinating issue and one which the late Calvin Rustrum wrote about in
his many books.  My preference is solo though I rue a magical moment of nature
that I might have shared with someone.

-Nick


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