Could someone catch me up on what's going on. We've been away, adn we both unsubscribed from both Paddlewise & NYCKayaker, since we couldn't face coming home to two weeks' worth of messages. Thanks, Joan On Fri, 1 Sep 2000 14:15:00 EDT Gypsykayak_at_aol.com writes: > Texan contingent (Galveston) trying to organize a road caravan. > > Romeu (2) from Central Jersey and also another lady from Jersey > > Wes Boyd from Michigan > > keep 'em coming..... > > Please advise if you will be driving or flying. > > I'm off for some R&R - the Hobie Pursuit looks gorgeous on the VW > EuroVan. > With the ProRac System and the Thule saddles I FINALLY got things > organized. > With installation I think I paid about $600 for the whole shebang! > this is > not a poor man's hobby! > > sandy kramer > i'll be back online on september 11 unless I find a Kinko's or > Internet cafe > en route. Florida, possibly Georgia and North Carolina. we'll see > > *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 10:57 PM 9/1/00 -0400, volinjo_at_juno.com wrote: >Could someone catch me up on what's going on. We've been away, adn we >both unsubscribed from both Paddlewise & NYCKayaker, since we couldn't >face coming home to two weeks' worth of messages. Briefly, we're trying to set up a winter Paddlewise get-together in Florida, possibly in mid-February. The dates and locations haven't been firmed up, yet, although there's been serious talk of the weekend of February 19 and Key Largo. Several people, including myself, have expressed interest in getting away from the winter weather and meeting some friends. I know that on a hot weekend while it's still summer, it's hard to think of getting away from miserable winter weather, but I assure you, it's coming, and it's probably best to at least rough in something like that far enough in advance that people that have to fight for vacation dates have time enough to do so. -- Wes *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Sat, 02 Sep 2000 09:03:32, Wes Boyd wrote: >I know that on a hot weekend while it's still summer, it's hard to >think of getting away from miserable winter weather, but I assure >you, it's coming,... Do be careful Wes - you're dangerously close to flaming one of my favorite seasons. Actually, it's difficult for me to choose a favorite, as I love them all - and I love paddling in all seasons. I love warmth and sunshine as much as the next person, but I'd go crazy if that's all I had. I'm even thinking of moving further north - just so I can enjoy more "real" winter paddling. There's hardly anything sweeter than getting all bundled up in fleece and drysuit, paddling in the snow, surrounded by the loveliness of winter, and coming home to a warm fire and a good book. And by the way - with so many people thinking of winter weather as "miserable", I usually enjoy a very special quietness on the water when the "pleasure" boaters are at home complaining of how "miserable" it is outside, and waiting for the sun to come back. I love paddling in the rain too - after all, it's just more water, and according to me, water is good. :-) Melissa *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 11:16 AM 9/2/00 -0700, Melissa Reese wrote: >On Sat, 02 Sep 2000 09:03:32, Wes Boyd wrote: > >>I know that on a hot weekend while it's still summer, it's hard to >>think of getting away from miserable winter weather, but I assure >>you, it's coming,... > >Do be careful Wes - you're dangerously close to flaming one of my >favorite seasons. Actually, it's difficult for me to choose a >favorite, as I love them all - and I love paddling in all seasons. When I was a kid, I used to think that people were crazy to take off to Florida every winter when they retired. The older I get, the more sense it makes. I'm a big fan of winter -- until after the holiday season. Then, everything is frozen up, there's no paddling (except in Florida) and I'm counting the days until ice out. If you think I'm flaming winter, you should see some of the columns I write for the paper in the depth of the cold and dreary. -- Wes *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Sat, 02 Sep 2000 11:16:50, Wes Boyd wrote: >Then, everything is frozen up, there's no paddling (except in >Florida) and I'm counting the days until ice out. You know, there are quite a few miles of saltwater coastline between the frozen north and Florida - just so you know that not all water north of Florida is frozen in winter. > >If you think I'm flaming winter, you should see some of the columns >I write for the paper in the depth of the cold and dreary. And what exactly do you say about it then? Melissa ps: It's raining, all the holiday weekenders are staying inside (no doubt wondering why it's so "miserable" outside), so I'm going paddling! :-) *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 12:12 PM 9/2/00 -0700, Melissa Reese wrote: >On Sat, 02 Sep 2000 11:16:50, Wes Boyd wrote: > >>If you think I'm flaming winter, you should see some of the columns >>I write for the paper in the depth of the cold and dreary. > >And what exactly do you say about it then? Take a look at: http://www2.dmci.net/users/wesboyd/zkt47-91.htm http://www2.dmci.net/users/wesboyd/ykt09-91.htm http://www2.dmci.net/users/wesboyd/ykt50-97.htm http://www2.dmci.net/users/wesboyd/ykt08-98.htm http://www2.dmci.net/users/wesboyd/ykt01-96.htm I think these are about the best of the ones that are online. There are some more bitter winter haters that I ought to put on the site. -- Wes *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> From: Melissa Reese <melissa_at_bonnyweeboaty.net> > Do be careful Wes - you're dangerously close to flaming one of my > favorite seasons. Actually, it's difficult for me to choose a > favorite, as I love them all - and I love paddling in all seasons. > > I love warmth and sunshine as much as the next person, but I'd go > crazy if that's all I had. Uh, Wes isn't talking about deserting winter altogether. He's looking for a break during the long winter months... much like some folks in really warm climates look for a break from the summer heat and head north. It's nice when you can take off to another location for a change of pace and mix it with your normal routine. btw, I bet the folks in much of Florida would argue that it's warmth and sunshine in Florida all year long any more than it's frozen and overcast in Minnesota all year long. One year, even Galveston Bay froze over (but that was a very long time agp and I wasn't even here yet :-) Cheers, Jackie *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 9/2/00 7:41:33 PM !!!First Boot!!!, jackie_at_intelenet.net writes: << much like some folks in really warm climates look for a break from the summer heat and head north. It's nice when you can take off to another location for a change of pace and mix it with your normal routine. >> I'm starting my paddling season. I limit my paddling during July and August to out of state locations. Labor Day Weekend and it is still in the mid nineties. Looking forward to cooler paddling weather. Bruce McC WEO *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 04:30 PM 9/2/00 EDT, Outfit3029_at_aol.com wrote: > > I'm starting my paddling season. I limit my paddling during July and August >to out of state locations. > Labor Day Weekend and it is still in the mid nineties. > Looking forward to cooler paddling weather. Not a lot cooler here in Michigan -- the thermometer outside as I write this says 91, and the humidity ain't low, considering the fog this morning. I'm limiting the paddling and not fighting the traffic this weekend myself. -- Wes *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Melissa Reese wrote: > And by the way - with so many people thinking of winter weather as > "miserable", I usually enjoy a very special quietness on the water > when the "pleasure" boaters are at home complaining of how > "miserable" it is outside, and waiting for the sun to come back. I > love paddling in the rain too - after all, it's just more water, and > according to me, water is good. :-) Well put. Here (some 80 miles south of Melissa's Grays Bay), the soft, grey tones of winter stillness are punctuated by the "mack, mack" of solicitous duck hunters and the scrawking of geese. Lone winter paddling is one of my favorite pastimes. I find it stimulates my powers of observation -- it makes for a more intense experience. Wes' writing captures that feeling as well as any I have read. Flame on, brother Wes! -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
From: "Wes Boyd" <boydwe_at_dmci.net> > Briefly, we're trying to set up a winter Paddlewise get-together in > Florida, possibly in mid-February. I'm curious (perhaps I missed a post on this) why you don't combine the get-together with the SK Symposium in late Feb. Not sure of the name, but I think Sweetwater puts it on. A couple of folks from my club were there last year and are considering it for next. The Sweetwater folks were at Grand Marais and had chatted it up a bit. Mike *************************************************************************** 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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