Mark wrote: >I've felt hampered by slower paddlers and wanted to move on > I'm going to strive to avoid that >impulse. It should be an incentive to two things, <snip> >and (2) if there are people in your group who can't keep up, want to go >back, etc. -- remember: there is a reason to be out there, and it is not >necessarily always to be *paddling* -- it's to enjoy the spot on the planet >that you happen to occupy at that moment: slow down and smell the roses. My dad and I recently paddled sweep on a day trip down the Kansas river in his Wenonah Adirondack (BTW, a great canoe). The group included about 5 canoes paddled by girl scouts. While their troop leader is an excellent paddler the girls had very little experience or instruction. Needless to say by the end of the day I'm certain that some of them had paddled twice as far as we had. :) This meant that my dad I just floated with the current most of the day, occasionally paddled forward, and sometimes held our place. We took the time to watch the shore, talk, and enjoy the outdoors. Made for a fun, easy day. Mel --- There are three types of people, those who can count and those who can't. --== Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ ==-- Before you buy. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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