"Weigh down upon the swami > ribber." > > GaryJ have a feeling that joke is going to stay with me. I am also going to try to get down to the Crystal river, rent a sit on top and snorkle with the manatees. I plan also to go down to St, Augustine and try out some surf kayaks at a dealership there. When I called for information the dealer said he would rent me a boat but this time of year not many people surf because of the cold. Then I told him I was from Alaska and he just said ..."oh." As usual it has been a rainy winter here in Petersburg. Lately our temperatures have hovers at freezing or below. The sun does not rise until after 8am and will set before 4pm, so I am looking forward to the sun and at least a little more heat. Also I look forward to paddling lightly dressed rather than layer upon layer. My only concern is the rental equipment. I have accepted that the fact that the dealer on the suwannee isn't going to have an ArlukIII in its fleet nor anything other than "plastic fantastics". I can live with that. It is the paddles that worry me. Having paddled for years with a wooden Sawyer Sea Feather I am spoiled for the feel of wood. I have nightmares that the dealer is going to hand me a plastic square bladed club weighing as much as the boat. "Here" the dealer says "good and sturdy for all that dangerous flat water". I thought of carrying my paddle with it me (I sure airport security would love that). I also thought of shiping it but figured my two piece would arrive in three or four or more pieces. Anyway I will have fun I am sure. After all I will be paddling! 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Jan 21 2005 - 10:41:40 PST
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