[Paddlewise] Ideas for a Long Trip

John,
I lost my last post to you on your proposed Alaska/BC trip. I was going
to snip the last couple of sentences I wrote and send a follow-up, as
after rereading it on the later digest version, it didn't sound too
comfortably written at the conclusion.

What I was trying to say was that dealing with risk safely in a
recreational setting, especially sea kayaking, often comes down
listening to your instincts -- or as some call it, "one's gut instinct".
Moreover, my point (based on some bad past experiences) was that those
gut instincts need to be listened to during the dreaming and planning
stages of a trip too. I've gone on trips where I new the combination of
paddles was a mistake, as well as taken on multiday excursions when
health or other factors should have suggested a change in plans (for
example).

Anyway, I hope I didn't come across the wrong way. And by the way,
sometimes that gut instinct negativity is  merely bad gas! Hoping for
many safe and happy trips to come to you and your wife-to-be.

Doug Lloyd

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