What a great day on the water. Kirk Olsen, from NH (stuck in S. Ca because of this weeks tragedies) and I had the opportunity to meet at Paddle Power in Newport Beach and head out for a few hours. The weather was great, ocean smooth with low coastal clouds that burned off about 12:30pm. I am sure that Kirk would rather be back home with his wife and two children, but he made the best of a bad situation. Jim and Julie at Paddle Power fixed Kirk up with a new CD Caribou S for the day, but I don't think that Kirk will be trading in his Pintail for one anytime soon. He kept trying to get me to try it out, but given the fact I don't need any more temptations for a new boat right now I had to pass! It is obvious that Kirk is an accomplished and experienced paddler and I am sure would have appreciated a greater challenge, but Newport Beach to the North Side of Laguna Beach and back had to do. Next time I'll put on some sun screen - I'm cooked! Kirk, thanks for the opportunity to meet and share a few hours on the water. You provided a new spark of desire in me to work on the basics, "Learn to Roll" and just spend more time on the water. God's speed for a safe trip home on Monday! Fred Thomas *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Sep 15 2001 - 23:53:25 PDT
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