[Paddlewise] wet suits and...

thanks, folks, for all your thoughts.  i do abide by the rule of 100.  and 
i have ordered a wetsuit from www.liquidfit.com (whose name i got from 
wes's Big Guys And Gals Page).  she charges $50 above her wetsuit price for 
extra sizes (tall, large, extra-petite). i ordered one last night----all 
her suits are custom, and she doesn't charge for that; you can design your 
own suit in a not-black (ie really visible) fabric.

i really appreciate the advice and pointers.  i did go paddling, in as much 
gear as i could put on (3 layers, which brought me up to 3mm).  it was a 
sheltered harbor and then the napa river, which was Squirly Currentlandia, 
for a while, and then a beautiful slough (which was Beautiful 
Birdlandia).  my friend is a more experienced kayaker than me, though she 
got her BSK certificate 3 years ago and really appreciated all the 
fundamentals i just learned and the exercises my teacher just gave 
us.   although i will say it is hard to do those exercises in weird water.

we were out for about an hour in the late afternoon.  i am mastering geting 
in and out on docks.  for he first time ever my feet were completely dry (i 
have been kayaking since september, and once or twice a week since october) 
in my New Christmas Socks, you know, those weird fabrics kayakers wear (not 
neoprene though).

i didn't like Squirly Currentlandia, but stayed calm and used my momentum 
and some sweeps to get thru the Meeting of the Eddies.  a perfect training 
spot for me, i think.

that's the good news.  the bad news is i have a wrist problem that is 
impairing my violin playing (that's my profession) and apparently my 
kayaking too.  i think it's going to be boat-out-of-the-water for a few 
weeks.  GOD, i dread that.  i guess i'll investigage Power Yoga (thanks for 
the tip) and work on lower-body conditioning <sigh>.

i'd rather be paddling.

becoming addicted,

kcd


kathleen comalli dillon~friend, mom, wife, musician, violinist, writer, 
ailurophile extraordinaire
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