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From: Kirk Olsen <paddlewise_at_fastmail.fm>
subject: [Paddlewise] Completed - paddling Florida to NH for a class reunion.
Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2002 12:58:29 -0800
paddling 1700 miles to get to a class reunion.  

http://www.boston.com/dailynews/337/region/Woman_completes_1_700_mile_kay:.shtml

Anyone know why she decided on going up the Connecticut river instead of
up the Merrimack?

I'm in the town she finished in, it definitely has not been conducive for
paddling in the last couple of weeks - cold, windy, snow.
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From: Wayne Smith <wsmith16_at_snet.net>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Completed - paddling Florida to NH for a class reunion.
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 21:22:14 -0500
>
> Anyone know why she decided on going up the Connecticut river instead of
> up the Merrimack?
>

I met up with her here in CT in November, and she said it was because the
weather was horrible, and she couldn't get permission to paddle the cape
cod canal. I told her that I knew someone who paddled it twice, but at
3:00 AM both times, but she said the river made more sense.

Wayne
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From: Dave Gorjup <dgorjup_at_cox.net>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Completed - paddling Florida to NH for a class reunion.
Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2002 08:19:11 -0500
The article stated that she wanted to go back and finish the missing 
segment from Sunderland, MA to Nashua, NH via the Merrimack River. Ummm, 
unless I'm missing "sumphin" there's a portage required in there somewhere. 
I wonder where? 8-)
Dave G.
Poquoson, Va
Former 11 year Nashua, NH resident

At 12:58 PM 12/3/2002 -0800, Kirk Olsen wrote:
>paddling 1700 miles to get to a class reunion.
>
>http://www.boston.com/dailynews/337/region/Woman_completes_1_700_mile_kay:.shtml
>
>Anyone know why she decided on going up the Connecticut river instead of
>up the Merrimack?
>
>I'm in the town she finished in, it definitely has not been conducive for
>paddling in the last couple of weeks - cold, windy, snow.
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From: Kirk Olsen <paddlewise_at_fastmail.fm>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Completed - paddling Florida to NH for a class reunion.
Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2002 06:36:25 -0800
On Wed, 04 Dec 2002 08:19:11 -0500, "Dave Gorjup" <dgorjup_at_cox.net> said:
> The article stated that she wanted to go back and finish the missing 
> segment from Sunderland, MA to Nashua, NH via the Merrimack River. Ummm, 
> unless I'm missing "sumphin" there's a portage required in there
> somewhere. 

Just the minor issue of changing watersheds.....

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From: Dave Gorjup <dgorjup_at_cox.net>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Completed - paddling Florida to NH for a class reunion.
Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2002 10:29:35 -0500
At 06:36 AM 12/4/2002 -0800, Kirk Olsen wrote:

>Just the minor issue of changing watersheds.....

Well, it's not so big a deal from the Ct River to the Nashua River 
watershed. It's a whole 'nother matter to the Merrimack River. If she's 
gonna rely on outside transportation she coulda just called for a ride at 
the mouth of the Ct river and saved all that paddling against the current. ;-)
Bein' picky,
Dave G.
Poquoson, Va

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