Re: [Paddlewise] Trip report. Pawtuckaway Lake June 3

Mark needs to get big metal feelers for his boat - a 15 foot version of what
those cadillacs have for curb feelers!

Sounds like a great trip!


Bob C.
rcantor_at_att.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Noyes" <mnoyes_at_gsinet.net>
To: "MSKC" <MSKC_at_egroups.com>; "Paddlewise" <paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2001 6:33 PM
Subject: [Paddlewise] Trip report. Pawtuckaway Lake June 3


> It was a dark and stormy night. :-)
<SNIP>
> I began to notice that Mark was showing increasing signs of
> Graniteophobia, an extreme fear of rocks.  This is a common affliction
> for fiberglass boat owners.  Pawtuckaway Lake is not a good place for
> people suffering from Graniteophobia.  Paddling anywhere on the lake
> where the water is less than twenty feet deep (other than the flats for
> some reason) reminds you why New Hampshire is called "The Granite
> State."  The rocks range in size from as small as an orange to as large
> as a small bus.  The larger ones tend to hide in the deeper water where
> they can loom up unexpectedly on the unwary.  This does amazing things to
> the mental state of anyone suffering from Graniteophobia.



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