John said: >>Hey, isn't Victoria BC the home of extreme high tea at the Victoria Empress as well as extreme water taxi ballet. Can't fool me with all that night storm paddling talk!<< Ah, but wasn't it a "Victorian" novelist who penned those now-famous words: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents - except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind..." Or was is Snoopy? Anyway, as quaint as Victoria BC is known to be, it *isn't* one of the last bastions of extreme conservatism anymore, being overrun by spiritualists and alternative lifestyle-seekers. Check out the latest Sea Kayaker essay by local author Barbara Black, entitled "Moby Dick in a Zip-loc," for a sense of where things are here in the paddling center of the universe (another great issue BTW). Things are getting a little out of hand here though; check out this site: http://www.brentcards.net/email/greets21.shtml 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 Sun Dec 14 2003 - 21:27:27 PST
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