Dear Friends. We deeply regret the happenings. It is unbelievable. You have all our sympathy and support. You can count on us in every respect for whatever we can do to help. Our greatest sympathy and prayers. Rafaef. Mexico. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Does anyone have any word on, from or about Ralph Diaz? -- Wes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wes Boyd's Kayak Place http://www2.dmci.net/wesboyd/kayak.htm Kayaks for Big Guys (And Gals) | Trip Reports | Places To Go | Boats & Gear --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I am okay as are all the paddlers whom I know. As fate would have it this morning, I headed north to the George Washington Bridge with NYC Parks Dept staff to check out the staging area at the Little Red Lighthouse for the swim from there to 22nd St this coming Saturday, a 7.8 miler and last of the series of swims that kayakers escort. When we arrived and wandered out on the rocks slopping down to the river we could see smoke billowing from one of the WTC towers. Then we saw the huge red fireball shoot out from one of the towers as the second plane hit. It was surreal. Here we were under a bright sky next to the tiny lighthouse of children book fame, in a serene setting of a flowing river and the timeless Palisades across the Hudson catching the morning sun. A million miles away in essence and time from lower Manhattan it would seem. Yet a real 11 miles to our south a terrible disaster was unfolding as if on a distant stage. The contrast was uncanny. The Downtown Boathouse is about a half mile from the scene of the tragedy. Some TV footage looking southward was from practically in front of it. ralph ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wes Boyd" <boydwe_at_dmci.net> To: <paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 4:00 PM Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Terrible news > Does anyone have any word on, from or about Ralph Diaz? > > -- Wes > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > Wes Boyd's Kayak Place http://www2.dmci.net/wesboyd/kayak.htm > Kayaks for Big Guys (And Gals) | Trip Reports | Places To Go | Boats & Gear > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > > > *************************************************************************** > 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/ > *************************************************************************** > *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 06:38 PM 9/11/01 -0400, ralph diaz wrote: >I am okay as are all the paddlers whom I know. > (snip) > >The Downtown Boathouse is about a half mile from the scene of the tragedy. > >Some TV footage looking southward was from practically in front of it. > >ralph Good to hear that you are all right. I knew the boathouse was close to the WTC, and was under the impression that you lived close to it. Hang in there. Our prayers are with you New Yorkers, especially, and all the others touched by this tragedy. -- Wes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wes Boyd's Kayak Place http://www2.dmci.net/wesboyd/kayak.htm Kayaks for Big Guys (And Gals) | Trip Reports | Places To Go | Boats & Gear --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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