Just a big happy holiday wish to all Canadian and American paddlers in Paddlewise land -- we're right between the two countries' respective celebrations, and so also wishing both nations continued prosperity and freedom and the right to paddle in peace with liberty. We indeed live in two beautiful countries with varied coastlines and great lakes to paddle on too. I celebrated Canada Day paddling around Victoria's inner harbour Monday night, taking in the fireworks from the water's relatively uncrowded vantage...well, until all the motor boats left in a scramble. The police did make a few great arrests I noticed. Boating and drinking are two things under specific scrutiny these days. I did some pre-fireworks rolls to the cheers of a few hundred folks amongst the crowd of 60,000 along the causeway. Some folks threw money -- twang, right on my head! Lost a headlamp to the water gods doing my impression of an illuminated Inuit roll, but now I have an excuse to buy a new LED headlamp. DL *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
...Some folks threw money -- twang, right on my head!... Alas, Doug, that's what happens when a country makes a two-nie! (sp?) :~) I suppose one would never think of money as physically dangerous! Scott Simpson Anchorage Alaska "There is always one more thing you can do to influence any situation" Lt. Gen Harold Moore, USA (Ret) *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Really Doug! "illuminated Inuit rolls" - now come on just a minute here, Doug. Is this another well kept secret rolling maneuver we're uncovering here? I once saw some guys - Greenlandic cigarette smokers - roll their boats in unison while smoking. They rolled their boats keeping the lit cigarette out of the water. While upside down, they switched the cigarette to the other hand, then continued the roll up the other side. Very clever, but apparently the anti-smoking lobby is working hard to discourage this form of 'rolling your own'. So, if you smoke and roll, there's hope! Michael Bradley *************************************************************************** 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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