Rick posted: >I paddled about a mile out into the glassy Atlantic Ocean, and watched the sun come up in the east. What a glorious spectacle of colors it was! Nothing before had ever been seen by mortal eyes. But, alas, I wasn't alone. All around me were the dolphin, jumping for joy and frolicking beside the boat.< Loved the story Rick (though Dave's Columbia River paddle had a little more, um, realistic grit to it, to say the least :-) ). Was enjoying your fantasy until the "glassy Atlantic Ocean" part. Sounds frightfully flat. Besides, everyone knows that the most exquisite paddling, regardless of conditions/sea state preferred, occurs on the Pacific Ocean, with dolphins, Orca, and Grey Whales jumping about -- and arguably the most glorious, well, sunsets anyway. However, we don't have any Mermaids; just Sirens, and they do tend to call out and get some of us paddlers into trouble from time to time. Maybe ear plugs should be a required safety item. Doug Lloyd (entertaining his own fantasies of getting back on the water after heart surgery scheduled for May) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ "Whatever can be said at all can be said clearly and whatever cannot be said clearly should not be said at all." Ludwig Wittgenstein ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> You have a still in your yard? Cool. Shhhhhhh!!!!! Don't say that out loud, Jim.... Don't want the revenuers to know about it! > And I want photos of them there mermaids.... Why... don't you believe me? :-) 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/ ***************************************************************************
> Doug Lloyd (entertaining his own fantasies of getting back on the water after heart surgery scheduled for May) Heart surgery? Hope and pray the surgery goes well and you can get back on the water when you heal up. (please avoid the temptation to do too much too soon.) Bob *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Hi Doug, On Friday, April 30, 2004, at 11:22:54 PM PST, you wrote: > Doug Lloyd (entertaining his own fantasies of getting back on the > water after heart surgery scheduled for May) You really haven't had it easy these past few years! I wish you a very speedy and complete recovery from your current troubles and upcoming surgery! I guess I'll have to wait a little while before I can enjoy more of your "I'm a crazy man" paddling adventures. I look forward to the day I see your next "Had a lovely little midnight paddle in the big storm last night!" post. All the best to you Doug! -- Melissa *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> From: Melissa Reese <melissa_at_bonnyweeboaty.net> > Hi Doug, > > On Friday, April 30, 2004, at 11:22:54 PM PST, you wrote: > > > Doug Lloyd (entertaining his own fantasies of getting back on the > > water after heart surgery scheduled for May) > > You really haven't had it easy these past few years! Somehow, "easy" doesn't seem to belong in the same sentence with "Doug Lloyd" :-) Please keep us posted on your progress, Doug, and wishing you a very speedy recovery. I suggest keeping a greenland paddle on hand to keep the hospital staff in line... :-) Jackie *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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