Re: [Paddlewise] Survivor Series

> From: ralph diaz <rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com>
> 
> I ran into one of the oldtime regulars near West Point yesterday.  I
> mentioned the Boathouse scene and he cringed.  He now lives upstate and
> is happy to be away from that downtown scene.
> 
> Maybe this isn't the type of survivor game that you had in mind,
> Jackie.  No prize, no rules.  But, believe me, it is a survival game.


Uh... no.  I'm not advocating setting up challenges that are tedious and
not fun to participate in.  I'm referring basically to a "summer paddling 
camp for adults" (though on a very small scale) that looks like great 
fun with competition (play) where paddlers participate in games such as 
underwater treasure hunts offshore with the use of kayaks, archery 
competition with crooked arrows, or even turn rescue training into games 
such as which swimmer can retrieve their offshore kayak and get back to 
shore first after they have selected their rescue gear of choice 
(a paddlefloat, a sponson, neither etc. :-)  Not something I would want to
do every trip but it could be added fun to a special-occasion, once-a-year 
trip.  Seems like a good way for people to get to quickly know and enjoy
each other on a group trip.  I haven't seen the entire series but from
what I have seen, it seems the people on the island are having fun and 
enjoying themselves.  The title seems to come more from who makes it 
through the voting process.  Otherwise, it's Club Med dining on rats. :-)

Cheers,

Jackie (who will pass on roasted rat)


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