Actually, if you're not careful, the mud'll go after your butt and the bottom of your kayak with a truly terrifying vigour, and you'll have to gorilla-walk yourself off what until three seconds ago resembles paddle-able water. :) On Fri, 22 Sep 2000, Mark Paxton wrote: > Stranded boaters are commonplace at the only place around Monterey Bay where > they could possibly get stuck (aside from the occasional halibut fisherman > whose motor stalls just outside the break on a lee shore). Elkhorn slough > is a tidal estuary with deep (bottomless?) muck. On any given weekend, you > can count on finding some people floating on the black goo, waiting for the > tide to release them from their folly. > > Most are cautious enough not to get out of their boats. Those who do > quickly learn how deep this stuff is. It'll suck your shoes, maybe even > pants, off in a thrice! > > The time passed on the mudflats should be ample for these guys to consider > the merits of "primitive craft." > > *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Sep 22 2000 - 11:29:46 PDT
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