I don't really do many guided trips these days (I don't like people <g>), but the ones I have done I have always tipped the guides. I don't think I've ever seen anyone else do it. The guides I tipped ($10 or $20 each, as I recall) seemed grateful and not at all embarassed by the offer, which I always make with a friendly "I enjoyed myself and I'd like to buy you a beer," handing them a folded bill. It's an interesting question, but I do think it's a nice thing to do if the guides were good to you. I often take crewed day sails on beautiful old sailboats (there are a couple of little schooners I like in Maine, and a couple of nice classic boats in the BVI. . . stuff like that), and I always tip the crew, but not the captain (who is usually the owner). I think it's basically the same thing. . . Mark *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jul 18 2000 - 02:59:13 PDT
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