> > Are you going to try to find her a farmer jane wetsuit? Do they make them that small? She only weighs 65 pounds. I was thinking I'd have to cut some arm holes out of one of the thighs from a XXL Farmer John (kidding, of course). Seriously, probably not anytime soon. Mom's not real comfortable with her in deep (over her head) water, anything other than flat water, and cold water (the place I took her was shallow, and the water temps were already into the low 70's). I'll have to work "with" Leanne to build her skills and "on" SWMBO to get her to lighten up a bit. I've gone the route of explaining to mom that she'll be safer in calmer water after she's gotten comfortable in rougher water. Otherwise, she'll be at the top end of her experience and skill level, and that's not the absolute safest place to be. So far, she's not buying it. Cautious and concerned is good, but she's over the top IMHO. Can't blame her - I guess it's ingrained in motherhood. Rick *************************************************************************** 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 May 13 2003 - 05:16:19 PDT
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