Everyone's invited to Corpus Christi's PaddleFest the first weekend in May. Bonus air miles? Fly into Corpus Christi and we can meet your plane and get you in a rented kayak for 3 days (compliments of Austin Outdoor Gear & Guidance bringing down rental kayaks as well as new kayaks to demo). Here are some of the programs lined up by the Corpus Christi kayakers: Friday, May 3 1. Free camping at North Beach, Corpus Christi with Corpus Christi Bay paddle (afternoon or evening) 2. Drive or paddle to downtown Corpus Christi that afternoon or night, roller-blade, bike, or walk along the Bay through the city, see two Art Museums and Fountain, Heritage Village Historic Homes, Jazz at night clubs or bars, eat at downtown restaurants, visit the Shrimp Boat fleet, sailboat fleet, and Nina Columbus Ship at City Docks, swim at McGee Beach in downtown Corpus Christi or at North Beach campsite. 3. Other possible side trips: Aransas River paddle with alligators and other wildlife, Nueces River paddle through heavy trees and some summer homes. Saturday, May 4 1. Drive to Padre Island (40 minutes) and camp on Free or Fee beach for Gulf surfing or protected Laguna Madre paddling, birding, or exploring large sand dunes. 2. Special side trips from campsite: Shamrock Cove (island in Corpus Christi Bay with its own cover, inner island, and rookery for Cranes/Herons. 3. Port Aransas paddle with the Dolphins through various spoil islands with good birding opportunities. 4. Demo Day on the Gulf to try out a variety of different kayaks provided by Corpus Christi kayakers, John VanNess from Austin Outdoor Gear and Guidance, Patti Carothers from South West Paddle Sports in Houston, and Frank from Wind-n-Wave in Corpus Christi. 5. Evening party at the large home of one of the local kayakers. Sunday, May 5 1. Special side trips as outlined above. 2. Demo Day on Emerald Cove (public beach in front of Holliday Inn at downtown Corpus Christi) to try out a variety of different kayaks provided by Corpus Christi kayakers, John VanNess from Austin Outdoor Gear and Guidance, Patti Carothers from South West Paddle Sports in Houston, and Frank from Wind-n-Wave in Corpus Christi. 3. Group BBQ/Picnic at North Beach before groups leave to return to Austin/Dallas/Ft Worth (everyone bring and prepare their own food). 4. Individual rolling/bracing/edging and turning instruction at North Beach and/or Emerald Bay (nice sandy shallow protected beaches to practice). All we ask is that you let us know early if you plan to attend so we can guarantee there is a place and a kayak for everyone. Ken Johnson P.S. Want to see what kayaking in Corpus Christi looks like? See photo album at http://community.webshots.com/user/johnsonkw1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: Click Here *************************************************************************** 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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