Chuck asked (snip): > Are those shark fins in the water below him? ;-) > http://www.surfingvancouverisland.com/surf/photo01.htm Doug Lloyd Victoria BC Nah, just weird kelp shapes, though my brother in law said the aforementioned web site does show a pic of a Santa Cruz surfer dude with the outline of a shark in the body of the wave. I've surfed with sea lions before, both small and biggn's, and I'd rather be in my kayak that hanging onto a board. Ditto that with sharks too. But hey, aggressive locals are way more dangerous. And, it's also kind of weird having board surfers in the extended family now, see'n as how they don't like us kayakers and all in general. Actually, I'll be doing some surfing this winter out of Port Renfrew with my sister's hubby, cause it'll be cheaper to share transportation/ gas costs. Guess he'll have to introduce me to his boarder buddies and assign me a part of the break away from them for me and me kayak (I like the outer breaks anyway, which aren't always the most desirable for 80% of most board surfers. Well, I should have gone surfing the other day and/or paddling in the gale. As it turned out, the wind gusted to 50 knots at times Sunday, so the East Sooke Park run would have made good fodder for a Paddlewise story I'm sure. Though that may have just been a bit too intense for me at this point in my fitness levels and goals for rough-water training. I say I should have gone, because I may not be paddling for awhile. I suffered multiple lacerations to my right hand Monday morning, prepping my yard for sewer lines (was claw-hammering off some joist metal plates off some old wood 2X6 (you know, the kind with multitudinous "Shark-fin" shaped barbs that grip the wood and are not meant to be removed). I slipped coming down with full hammering force, slicing through to the bone in three parallel laceration lines across all my fingers. The most fun was trying to get through the ER department on a Holiday. I had the tendon sutures done last night finally, opting for the local anaesthetic over the general (more fun as I get to talk to the doctors who I pay as part of my adjudication job for the government). Glad I have lots of Codeine. Part of the reason I backed out of paddling this weekend is/was I'm sick and tired of fogged-up, water-droplet obscured glasses. As one edges closer to danger line, little things like being able to see rocks and logs and impending rogue waves become extremely important. I was very encouraged by an article in the recent Sea Kayaker magazine regarding eyewear for paddlers. It had some very good, practical suggestions that I will be following up with, including using disposable contacts just for rough-water work. Though I enjoy a number of paddling publications, SK still delivers the deep goods. There was also an informative article by Roger on breathing techniques for extended "down" time that I found useful, and fit in with some current developments I'm working on with respect to my own need for deep breathing, life-calming exercises. Funnily enough, I was going to bring up both these issues on Paddlewise last month (eyewear and breathing routines) but thought them a little too prosaic and not of sufficient interest to the rest of you paddlers - and here the issues shows up in a major publication. Anyway, my good left hand is getting tired, so by for awhile. Safe paddling to all. Doug Lloyd Victoria BC *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Oct 16 2003 - 14:19:06 PDT
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