I just returned from a trip up in the San Juan Islands with a few members from BASK (Bay Area Sea Kayakers). We are a safety oriented group of folks. We were getting outfitted on the beach of Lopez Island one morning - very warm air temps, but the usual cooler temps in the water, and ALL of us were suiting up appropriately for the water - neoprene or fuzzy rubber suits. An outfitter was pulling boats down to the water's edge, presumably in preparation for getting some guests out on the water. After informing us of the proper car parking etiquette, he smirked "Boy! you folks are gonna be HOT in all that neoprene!", as if, neoprene was silly at best, and majorly uncomfortable. That should explain why Jolie saw those guys paddling by in shorts and tee-shirts. The inexperienced combined with the underdressed only makes for perfect testing of Darwinian theory. Sheesh! Lisa *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Jul 22 2002 - 03:40:50 PDT
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