[Paddlewise] Wearing glasses

It seems that quite some people have bad experiences with glasses: Losing
them or parts of them. We didn't even discuss what you see through them when
they get wet, foggy, or covered in salt.

First thing I do when I get up in the morning is putting on my glasses, last
thing I do is take them off. I have tried contacts, about 10 years ago, but
didn't like them. It took me months to get more or less accustomed to them,
but they kept irritating my eyes, so I turned back to my glasses. My glasses
never bothered me, except when paddling.

So I tried contacts again, disposable one-day contacts this time. I use them
only when I paddle, which might be 10 days in a row, but also might have a
break of more then a month. It didn't take time to get used to them. I could
wear them all day from the start. Usually they start to irritate when I get
back in the car, in the dry, heated air, so then I take them out, put them
in the ashtray and put on my glasses.

I've been using them for a year now, in sea, surf and swimmingpool sessions
and never lost one. I've tried to deliberitely flush them out of my eyes, in
a swimming pool and in a bathtub, and didn't manage. They shift but they
don't go. And even if they do: I just carry a few spares. These lenses are
so cheap, I can afford to loose one or two during a trip. They cost less
then a dollar a piece.

It is quite a revelation to paddle in surf, spray or rain, and just blink
your eyes to clear your view. Try it!

Niels.

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