Matt said: <<< Doug Lloyd wrote: <SNIP>>>>>>In true asinine style, I road the surge clean over a frontal reef area into a large pool of water, about the diameter of two kayak lengths with no visible egress.<<<<<<SNIP> Doug, I wonder if this wasn't the same "pool" in the sea lion rocks, justwest of Wouwer Island, that Joel Rogers found himself in the incidentdescribed in Chapter 7 of "Deep Trouble". >>> <snip> I do believe it was Matt. I hope readers realize I don't behave like that anymore. If I come around a corner and meet sea mammals, etc., head on, then then I'll hang a second and take a picture or two if safe and causing no obvious distress; but other that that, I keep well clear of all marine life whenever possible. I don't chase them, don't loiter, don't bug them, don't swim with them, etc. That's my own policy, anyway. BTW, I've been on the road a few weeks with family and took in the Calgary Zoo for the first time. The huge hippo but on a good show -- now that was a huge, horrible yawn! I'm glad I don't fresh water kayak in Africa. Doug L. *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Aug 27 2002 - 00:08:50 PDT
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