[Paddlewise] first post to the list

Hi,

I recently signed up and wanted to introduce myself. I'm Rick Griffin from
Nokomis Fl. which is just south of Sarasota Fl.
I'm still kind of new to this sport. I've owned a kayak (Ocean Kayak Scupper
Pro, sit on top) since last May and I've been on about 15 trips. The longest
one was a day trip at Cayo Costa State Park shown at this web site
http://www.clubkayak.com/cfkt/trips/trip11.html

A couple of weeks ago I bought a sit inside kayak made by Wilderness Systems
called Cape Lookout 15.5 because the water temp around here this time of
year is a tad to cold for my sit on top boat.

Anyway, I noticed in the last digest sent out that there is someone from
Sarasota on the list. Hi Neighbor! I'm just curious to know how many folks
on the list are from the Sarasota area. What I'm leading up to is. I sure
would like to find a kayak buddy or buddies from around this area. I know
there are clubs but I don't think I would enjoy a paddle with lots of folks,
I would rather keep it small, less chaos that way. :-)  I really love black
water rivers and streams, reminds me of back home in the Okefenokee Swamp.
So if any one is interested in getting together for a paddle, I would like
to hear from you. I work a full time job with a rotating shift but every six
weeks I get a 3 and a 5 day off stretch. In fact my next 5 days off starts
on January 9.

 BTW, really nice site at http://www.kayakguide.com/  I'm looking forward to
paddling some of those routes listed.

Regards to all,

 Rick





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