Fernando said (snip): >> I can tell you the weather won't be a problem. I live in Kihei, where the sun shines every week of the year...<< I wouldn't go this time of year. The Premier of BC vacations there every Christmas/New Year. A black cloud seems to follow him there every year. Last year it was a DUI charge, this year, well, never mind. Let's just say there's a lot of free enterprise in government these days. Kirby is just back from Baha. He said it was gloriously warm, which doesn't reconcile with some recent reports. He's probably just rubbing my nose in the freezing temps here in Victoria he came back to this week. No, I didn't go storm paddling. Almost, but 35 knots on my day off, during arctic outbreaks is a little on the dangerous side. I change my middle name for these conditions. >>The water is also warm !!! And Jan, Feb, and March are grate for whale watching ... They are here already ! Another attraction for adrenaline lovers is that Jaws is supposed to brake during this months ... Looking this guys surfing those 60 footers is unreal ... And they haven't been done in a kayak yet ... What do you think Doug ? Fast kayak though ... They've registered 60 mph and more surfing the face ...<< Well, that Grey Whale that killed the toddler aboard the whale-watching boat Christmas day looked bad enough, without adding Jaws. So, when is tow-in kayak surfing going to happen? I take it the *kayak surfers* in Hawaii are, nevertheless, some of the best big wave riders in the world. Then there's Audrey Sutherland, swimming around some of those Hawaiian Islands. That's one crazy lady. Danger must be _her_ middle name. Bigger gonads than mine. :-) 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 Tue Jan 06 2004 - 18:13:44 PST
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