Grate story Duane ! Congratulations ! Reading it brought a few things to my memory. Being in Hawaii and you paddling in California I couldn't avoid thinking of Ed Gillet. Can you imagine now being alone in the open ocean for 64 days, 2200 miles? (http://www.canoekayak.com/features/gillet/) Then I tried to remember if I've ever done something similar ( to you, of course ). The closest match was a 75 nautical miles long leg down the Parana river (Argentina), the 3rd of a 4 days long trip. It took me only 14 hours but the river is pushing down all the way. Not so exhausting but devastating for my mind. The first time I did that trip I swore never to do it again !!! Same did I the next four times I repeated it .... Ed Gillet says on the article that he suffered during the whole trip, but mow he has plan to cross the atlantic ! Why do we do that ? After that I can't imagine myself sitting in the kayak for 36 hours fighting the sea, the wind, and myself, and enjoying it. Congratulations again. Fernando Lopez Arbarello ./ ( So, now that you said you'll NEVER do it again ... What are you going to do the next time ... 125 nautical miles ? ... :) ) *************************************************************************** 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 Apr 08 2003 - 03:14:51 PDT
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